How to share your daily office commute
Sharing a commute works when it's predictable and polite. Here's how to find people on your route and keep it working week after week.
1. Find people on your route
- Start at work. People in the same office often live along the same corridors.
- Ask about a company programme. Some employers help colleagues find each other — share the employer guide with yours.
- Use an app. Carpooling apps like Sawari show journeys going your way, and the driver decides who to take along.
2. Pick a pickup point that works for both
A main road or landmark on the driver's route is better than a detour into side streets. Agree a time and how long the driver will wait.
3. Agree the ground rules early
- How you will tell each other about delays, work-from-home days or cancellations.
- Drop points on the way back, and what happens if someone has to stay late.
- Car preferences: music, calls, food, AC.
4. Keep it safe
Check who you are travelling with before the first trip, share your trip with someone you trust, and stop sharing with anyone who makes you uncomfortable. On Sawari, see the safety tools.
5. Keep it lawful
If you share costs, make sure that is allowed where you travel — rules for private vehicles vary by state in India. See the rules in India.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find people who commute the same route?
Start with colleagues in the same office and team chat groups, ask your company whether it runs a carpooling programme, or use a carpooling app that matches people travelling the same way at the same time.
What should we agree before carpooling to work?
Agree the pickup point and time, how long the driver waits, drop points, how to tell each other about delays or cancellations, and any car preferences. If a shared contribution applies, make sure it is lawful where you travel.