Seat Sherpa

Seat Sherpa is a carpool marketplace for long drives in California and Nevada. Drivers post a trip they're already making — SF to LA, LA to San Diego, the Bay to Sacramento — and riders book an empty seat and split the gas. Prices are capped at the IRS mileage rate, so it's cost-sharing, not a taxi: cheaper than the train, faster than the bus, no airport.

No app required. Browse every live ride at seatsherpa.app/rides, pick your exact seat, pay by card, and chat with the driver — all in the browser. Riding only part of the way? Drivers price each leg, so you pay for your stop, not the full trip. No car? Rent one for the weekend, post the trip, and your riders' seat shares cover most of it.

Verified phones, driver's licenses on file, payments through Stripe. Also on iOS and Android.

Key features

• ✓Book a seat in the browser like a plane or train ticket — no app needed
• ✓Pick your exact seat and pay by card through Stripe
• ✓Prices capped at the IRS mileage rate — cost-sharing, not ride-hail
• ✓Per-leg pricing: pay only for the stretch you ride
• ✓Route alerts and a request board when nobody has posted your trip yet
• ✓Rental-car option so you can drive without owning a car