Neha had tried every single possibility.
She had dialed numbers of random taxi drivers she had found in a Kashmiri-group on Facebook. She had gone to Kashmiri Gate at 6am to catch a shared ride, she had booked a ride with a travel agent that added a lot of extra "service charges" for… actually doing nothing.
And all of her efforts had been for nothing. So the driver either disappeared after being paid already, or the final price would get quite clear after the first few kilometers, or, and this was one of her worst experiences ever, the taxi drivers had absolutely no clue of the route.
Then, a colleague had recommended Jerni.
"Just download it," he had said, "it's designed precisely for this purpose."
So she did. And her subsequent trip to Dehradun went with absolutely no hitch.
Honestly, Booking a sharing cab for a outstation trip in India used to be the craziest experience you would ever have.
While, in a local commute with Ola and Uber is extremely efficient, intercity shared cab travel has been in the twilight zone - too informal for major cab aggregators, too unorganized to travel smoothly.
You would either have known the cabbie personally or you would have had "a contact person" who had a known driver or you had to trust your fate at a crowed bus stand, all this did not seem like a solution for 2026.
This is the exact need, intercity ride share apps are now serving and it seems like Jerni has been the first one to crack it for Delhi-Uttarakhand corridor.
Before we discuss our Jerni app review let’s know what really is of concern while booking an outstation cab booking app:
Verified Drivers-Spending 5-6 hours of time in a car with a stranger? Verification is not a prerequisite then, it is a must!
Transparent Pricing-nobody likes to agree on an amount of 500 and then get surprised with a toll extra, sir. Fixed fares, that are shown in advance are un-skippable!
One Seat Booking-most services only confirm your booking if all seats are reserved. It's nerve-wracking. An app where you can book a single seat is irreplaceable!
Routes-the more the better! Particularly the famous corridors, Delhi-Dehradun, Delhi-Haridwar, Delhi-Rishikesh.