Uber During COTA Weekend?
Hi everyone! Attending my first F1 weekend in Oct and I can't wait!
I'm Curious if anyone with COTA weekend experience can let me know if my plan sounds feasible.
I have shuttle passes for all three days, but I’m staying about 2 miles from the downtown shuttle stop. My plan is to grab an Uber to the shuttle very early each morning, which I imagine should be pretty doable.
My bigger question is getting around Austin the rest of the weekend without a car. Once the shuttle gets me back downtown after the race, is relying on Uber going to be a nightmare because of F1 weekend demand, or am I worrying about nothing?
I don’t imagine doing a ton of driving around, but I’d like to check out some F1 pop-ups, maybe a podcast event or two, grab some BBQ, etc.
I’ve heard the COTA shuttle itself is great, so I’m mostly wondering about Uber availability early in the morning and then later in the day/evening once everyone is back in Austin.
Has anyone done COTA weekend without a car and relied mostly on the shuttle + Uber? Any suggestions or alternatives I should know about?
Thank you!
Posted Sep 1, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC