Where to buy Uber gift cards comes down to how many you need and who they’re for. For one or a few, buy them in the Uber app, on Uber’s gift card site, from online sellers like Target.com, Walmart.com and giftcards.com, or from a participating store’s gift card rack, starting at $15. For more than 10, Uber points businesses to its corporate portal, and rewards platforms like Giftronaut handle bulk sends too.
At a previous job, I volunteered to pick up ride gift cards for the speakers at a customer event, on my lunch break, at the supermarket near the office. I needed twenty. The rack had five. The cashier scanned all five, then asked, very kindly, “Have you thought about ordering these online?” I had not. Two more lunch breaks finished the job.
Your version of that lunch break depends on two numbers: how many cards you need, and where the people getting them live. Start with the row that matches you:
| If you need | Best route | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| One card for someone in the US | The Uber app or gifts.uber.com | The card can’t move once it’s added |
| A few physical cards | A store’s gift card rack, or giftcards.com by mail | Tampered packaging on rack cards |
| A card for someone abroad | A card issued in their currency | A US card works only in the US |
| More than 10 for a US team | Uber for Business or a rewards platform | Uber for Business is paid upfront |
| A team in several countries | A rewards platform with a Choice Card | Recipients pick their country when they redeem |
| A lower price | Retailer promotions and club packs | Resold codes |
An Uber gift card is a prepaid code that becomes Uber Cash once it’s added to an Uber account. In the US, that balance pays for rides and for Uber Eats orders, so you don’t have to guess which one the recipient will use more.
A few rules come with it, all from Uber’s gift card page and its Uber Cash terms:
You’ll also see a separate Uber Eats gift card at some sellers. If you’re not sure how the recipient will use it, the standard Uber card is the safer pick, since it covers both rides and food. Comparing Uber Eats with other options? See our roundup of the best food delivery gift cards.
Online is the fastest route for most people, because the code arrives by email or in the app and you never stand in a line. Here’s how the main options compare:
| Where | What you get | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Uber app (“Send a gift”) | Digital, app to app | In the Account section of the Uber or Uber Eats app |
| Uber’s gift card site | Digital, with a design | Add the amount, the recipient’s name and a message |
| giftcards.com | Digital or mailed, from $15 up to $500 | Up to 50 cards in one checkout |
| Target.com | Digital by email, from $15 up to $250 | Sold as an “Uber and Uber Eats Gift Card” |
| Walmart.com | Digital, by email | Lists Uber and Uber Eats eGift cards separately, so check which one you add to the cart |
If you’re buying for one person, the app is hard to beat. If you want an amount above $250, giftcards.com goes up to $500. Shopping for other brands too? Our guide to the best place to buy gift cards covers the wider options.
Create a free Giftronaut account and send Uber or Uber Eats gift cards to US recipients by email, SMS or reward link.
You can buy Uber gift cards in store from participating retailers’ gift card racks, where Uber says its cards start at $15. Uber doesn’t publish a list of those stores on its gift card page, so availability depends on the store near you.
Here’s what we could confirm for the stores people ask about most:
One honest catch with rack cards: they sit in the open, and that makes them a target. The FTC warns that scammers sometimes tamper with gift cards in store displays, removing the protective stickers or scratching off the back to steal the card number and PIN. Before you pay:
The simplest way to buy an Uber gift card for someone else is a digital one: send it from your Uber app to theirs, design one on Uber’s own site, or have a retailer such as Target.com email it. Before you choose, check where the person lives and whether they already use Uber.
Double-check the email address or account before you send, because a card added to the wrong Uber account can’t be moved back out. For other brands, see how to send an e-gift card.
Uber’s own site doesn’t offer discounts on its cards, so a cheaper Uber gift card means a retailer’s club pack or a limited-time promotion. The safe way to pay less is to buy new cards from a seller you know. The risky way is a resold code.
Businesses buy Uber gift cards in bulk through Uber’s own business program or through a rewards platform. Consumer checkouts cap the quantity (giftcards.com stops at 50 cards per checkout), and Uber itself sends anyone buying more than 10 cards to its corporate portal.
Uber for Business gift cards let you buy up to 1,000 cards per order from a business dashboard. Uber can email the codes to a list of recipients you upload, or you can download them and send them yourself. Payment is upfront: by credit card on the dashboard, or by bank transfer arranged with Uber’s sales team. The cards cover taxes, fees and tips on an Uber transaction.
Giftronaut takes a different approach: you fund one balance and send Uber alongside every other reward you use. Here’s how the two compare:
| Uber for Business | Giftronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| What you can send | Uber gift cards | Uber and Uber Eats gift cards for US recipients, plus a Choice Card covering 4,300+ brands across 225 countries |
| Order size | Up to 1,000 cards per order | Bulk sends by spreadsheet upload, no minimum order |
| How you pay | Upfront, by credit card, or bank transfer through sales | Pre-funded balance, by ACH, wire or credit card |
| Delivery | Uber emails the codes, or you download them | Email, SMS (US and Canadian numbers) or reward link |
| Account | Uber for Business account | Giftronaut account, no subscription |
Which one fits? If Uber is the only reward you’ll ever send, Uber’s program is simple. If you send other brands too, or your recipients live in different countries, one platform for everything saves a lot of separate logins.
If the cards go to employees, involve payroll early: the IRS treats gift cards given to employees as taxable wages, however small the amount (IRS Publication 15-B).
Giftronaut is a digital gift card platform for businesses, and Uber is one of the brands in our catalog. Here’s what that looks like in practice:
Picture a community cleanup with 40 volunteers, each thanked with a $25 Uber gift card, $1,000 in total (a hypothetical). Fund the balance by ACH and the order costs $1,000. Fund it by credit card and the processing fee adds $30.
Two limits to plan around: your account must be pre-funded before you send, and once an order is fulfilled it can’t be canceled or refunded. A scheduled order can still be canceled until it goes out.
Redeeming an Uber gift card takes a few taps in the Uber or Uber Eats app, and the code turns into Uber Cash in your Wallet:
At checkout, Uber Cash is usually already chosen as the way to pay. If it isn’t, pick it before you confirm the ride or order.
One card is a quick job in the Uber app or at an online checkout, and a handful can come off a store rack once you’ve checked the packaging. A whole team belongs in a business program, where the codes, the payment and the records live in one place.
These days, when someone asks me to “just grab a few gift cards,” I ask two questions before I go anywhere: how many, and where do the people live? If the first answer is more than a handful, the supermarket is off the list. The cashier had it right the first time.
Before your next order, write down those two numbers and match them to a row in the route table above.
Our catalog page shows the Uber card’s details, its US-only validity and the redemption steps your recipients will follow.
We couldn’t confirm it. Uber says its cards are sold at participating retailers but doesn’t name them on its gift card page, and CVS’s gift card page doesn’t list Uber. Call your local store before you go, or buy the card online from Target.com, Walmart.com or giftcards.com.
Each Uber account can hold up to $2,000 in gift card value, and a card works only where its currency is accepted. Balances can’t pay for scheduled rides, Family Profiles or campus card rides. Buying more than 10 cards at once goes through Uber’s corporate portal.
Yes. Once redeemed, an Uber gift card becomes Uber Cash, which pays for both Uber rides and Uber Eats orders in the US. It can’t be used for scheduled rides, Family Profiles or university campus card rides.
No. Under Uber’s terms, the value loaded from an Uber gift card never expires. Promotional Uber Cash that Uber gives out can expire, and Uber tells you the date when you receive it.
Companies can buy up to 1,000 Uber gift cards per order through Uber for Business, paid upfront, or send them through a rewards platform like Giftronaut. Giftronaut funds orders from one balance, with no fee on ACH or wire, and a Choice Card lets employees pick Uber or another brand. Either way, the IRS treats employee gift cards as taxable wages, so involve payroll.
No. Uber gift cards bought in US dollars can only be used in the US. For someone abroad, send a reward issued for their country, or a Giftronaut Choice Card so they can pick from the options available where they live.
No. Uber Cash from a gift card isn’t refundable, returnable or redeemable for cash, except where the law requires it. Check the amount and the recipient’s email before you buy.