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High Tech Elementary Explorer car service — school runs by a named driver

Morning drop, afternoon pickup, practices and late nights — one licensed driver your family knows, a text to you at pickup and drop, and a flat price agreed up front and held for the school year.

Call (858) 522-0264 Text for a quote

Direct answer: High Tech Elementary Explorer families who can’t make every drop-off can book a licensed private car with the same named driver for the school year. Uber and Lyft have no teen-account option in San Diego (Uber’s teen rides run only in Los Angeles and San Francisco; Lyft Teen is not offered here), so a student riding alone needs a charter carrier. EGT (TCP #0046494-A) quotes your exact route flat, holds the rate for the year, and texts you at pickup and drop. Standing weekday seats are limited and run on a waiting list.

Who we drive to High Tech Elementary Explorer

High Tech Elementary Explorer, 2230 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106, in the High Tech High village at Liberty Station (the school formerly known as Explorer Elementary). A public charter elementary school inside the High Tech High Point Loma village; older siblings at High Tech Middle or High Tech High are a few hundred yards away. Families we serve here usually ride in from Clairemont, Bay Park, Mission Hills, North Park, La Mesa, Chula Vista, Coronado and University City. On our rate map the campus sits in Zone 1.

Bell schedule: The school does not publish its bell schedule on the pages we checked — confirm the bell schedule with the school and we set the pickup to land ahead of it.

What families book	How it runs
Morning drop, Monday–Friday	Fixed pickup time at home, same driver, text on arrival at school
Afternoon or after-practice pickup	Set time, or a text window when practice runs late
Two days a week, or alternating weeks	Built around a work schedule or a two-home calendar
Games, rehearsals, tutoring, airport runs for school trips	Added to the same account, quoted flat in advance

Why parents choose a named driver over a rideshare

No teen rideshare in San Diego. Uber’s 13–17 teen accounts run only in Los Angeles and San Francisco and Lyft Teen is not offered here, so a solo rider under 18 is outside both platforms’ terms and they are not a school-run option.
One driver, not a rotating pool. Standing routes run with the same driver whenever the schedule allows.
You stay in the loop. A text at pickup and at drop, every run.
Licensed, insured charter carrier. CPUC TCP #0046494-A, commercial insurance, quiet all-electric cars.
Flat and predictable. Quoted once for the route, held for the school year — no surge on rainy mornings.

We ask only for what the route needs: days, times and your neighborhood. Anything about your student is shared on your terms, once you sign up.

How school runs are priced

Your per-run rate is quoted by the owner for your exact route and held for the school year. One run = one pickup to one drop, up to about 10 miles. Each additional stop adds $35. Waiting beyond 10 minutes adds $1 per minute. Pickups after 8 PM add $15. A single, non-weekly ride is quoted separately from a weekly rotation.

Item	Price
One run — one pickup to one drop, up to about 10 miles	Your per-run rate (quoted, held for the school year)
Each additional stop (a second school in the same run, a second home, a practice field)	+ $35 per stop
Waiting beyond 10 minutes (a bell wait, a late practice)	+ $1 per minute
Pickup after 8 PM	+ $15

Seats and the waiting list: Standing weekday seats are limited and run on a waiting list. Your per-run rate is quoted when your seat opens and is held for the school year; rates step up as seats fill, so earlier families keep lower rates. Hold your seat early for High Tech Elementary Explorer.

Call or text (858) 522-0264 with the addresses, days and bell times and the owner quotes your route, usually the same day.

Questions High Tech Elementary Explorer parents ask

Can my teen take an Uber or Lyft to High Tech Elementary Explorer?

No. In San Diego, Uber and Lyft have no teen-account option (Uber's 13-17 teen rides run only in Los Angeles and San Francisco; Lyft Teen is not offered here), so an unaccompanied rider under 18 is outside both platforms' terms and drivers cancel. EGT is a licensed charter carrier (TCP #0046494-A) and runs school routes with a parent as the account holder and one named driver.

How much is a car service to High Tech Elementary Explorer?

School routes are owner-quoted for your exact route and held for the school year, never metered. High Tech Elementary Explorer sits in Zone 1 of our rate map. One run is one pickup to one drop (up to about 10 miles); each additional stop adds $35, waiting beyond 10 minutes adds $1 per minute, and pickups after 8 PM add $15.

Is there a waiting list for a standing school-run seat?

Yes. Standing weekday seats are limited and run on a waiting list. Your per-run rate is quoted when your seat opens and is held for the school year; rates step up as seats fill, so earlier families keep lower rates.

Do we get the same driver every day?

Yes. Standing school routes are run by the same named driver whenever the schedule allows, and the parent gets a text at pickup and at drop-off.

What time do you pick up for High Tech Elementary Explorer?

We set the pickup around the school's bell schedule. High Tech Elementary Explorer does not publish its bell times on the pages we checked, so confirm the bell schedule with the school and we build the pickup time to land ahead of it with a margin for traffic.

Can you cover practices, games and late pickups too?

Yes. Activity runs, late pickups after practice or rehearsal, and airport runs for school trips can sit on the same account, quoted flat in advance.

Do you drive elementary-age children alone?

Yes, with a parent as the account holder and a booster or car seat you supply. One named driver, a text to you at pickup and drop, and the school's own release rules followed at the gate.

Get a High Tech Elementary Explorer school-run quote

Tell us the days, times and your neighborhood. The owner quotes your route, usually the same day.