How to Book Ola Share

Ola cab booking service allows its customers to book Ola share cabs. Ola share cab refers to the booking of a cab with another traveler on a similar route. It is the process by which you can book only one or two seats for a ride, and you will not be charged for the other two seats.

Thus Ola share is nothing but sharing the ride along with travelers on a similar route. Therefore to know how to book an Ola share, follow the steps explained in the article.

Steps to book Ola share

1. Launch the Ola application: The first step is to launch the Ola application from the phone's app drawer. launching the Ola application is nothing but opening the application. Locate the application icon from your phone's app drawer and tap on the Ola icon as shown by the arrow mark. This will launch the Ola application.

2. Provide access to devise location: The next step to book an Ola Share is to provide the application with access to your location. As a result of opening the Ola application, you will get the pop-up message shown below. This message asks for permission to use your location. Tap on the OK option shown by the arrow to give access to the device's location.

3. Tap on the Pickup location option: After you give the Ola application permission to use your device's location, you can go ahead with entering the pickup point. The option to enter the Pickup point will be located at the Top of the screen as shown by the arrow. Tap on this option once to enter the address of your pickup location.

4. Enter the Pickup location: As a result of tapping on the Pickup location option, you will be switched over to the section shown in the picture. This section will include a search bar in which you can enter the address of your pickup point. Tap on the search bar as shown by the arrow and enter the address. Select the address from the result that appears.

5. Tap on the drop location option: After you enter the Pickup location, you will be redirected back to the previous screen as shown in the picture. You can now go ahead with entering the drop location. Drop location represents the address of the destination you want to travel to. Tap on the Drop location option as shown by the arrow.

6. Enter the Drop location: As a result of tapping on the drop location option, you will be taken to the section shown in the picture below. This section will include a search bar as shown by the arrow mark. Tap on the search bar and enter the address of your destination. Consequently, a list of results will appear. Select the most appropriate result from the list of results.

7. Select the Type of cab as "Share": After you enter the drop location, you will be redirected to the main screen of the Ola application. You will find various options at the bottom of the screen. The first thing you need to do is to select the type of cab as Ola share. Tap on the share option as shown by the arrow mark. This is the option where you can even book Ola mini, prime or any other if you need to.

8. Tap on the Share option: As a result of tapping on the share option, you will notice an additional option come up above as shown by the arrow. This option shows the availability of the share cab and it's ETA. Tap on this share option to enable the booking of an Ola share.

9. Select Ride Now: After you have selected the share option, it will be highlighted. This will result in the option of Ride now being accessible to you. The ride now option represents immediate booking of the cab. Therefore, to book the cab immediately, tap on the Ride now option. In a share cab, you can not schedule the ride.

10. Tap on the Skip option: Once you tap on the Ride now option, you will be given a pop-up message. This pop-up message asks you if you want to book the ride for someone else. Since we are particularly talking about booking rides for ourselves, you can skip this step. Tap n the skip option shown by the arrow mark to skip this step.

11. Confirm the booking: As a result of following all the steps explained above, you will be shown the section of Ola as shown by the picture. This is an overview of the journey which includes details such as price, route, etc. It will also include the number of seats. You can also change the number of seats from 1 seat in Ola share to 2 seats in Ola share. After you check all these details, tap on the confirm booking option to book your Ola share.

Therefore, any user can book an Ola share by following the steps explained in the article. The procedure is very simple as well as time-saving. It is an important service offered by Ola especially to those who travel alone. This will enable them to travel at lower costs and not waste an entire cab on their travel. Thus, Ola share is an important tool of Ola cab booking service.