Search Seat Sherpa carpools
search_ridesFind upcoming long-distance carpool rides on Seat Sherpa (California and Nevada) where everyday drivers sell the empty seats on a trip they are already taking, and riders split the cost of gas. Give a starting place and a destination as city or place names (for example "San Francisco" and "Los Angeles"), and optionally a travel date. Returns rides with open seats: route, departure date and time (Pacific), seats left, the all-in price per seat in USD (what the rider pays, fees included), the driver's first name, and a link where the person books. Rides that stop in a city count for that city, so a San Jose to San Diego ride with a Los Angeles stop is found for Los Angeles to San Diego. Booking happens on the link; this tool cannot book. Rides on a nearby route (for example a San Francisco ride for a San Jose search) are listed separately as nearby_rides; say they are nearby, not exact. When no ride fits exactly, the answer includes a link to post a ride request for that route (the same link request_ride_link gives).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | Yes | Where the rider is going, e.g. "Los Angeles", "Las Vegas". | |
| date | No | Optional travel date, YYYY-MM-DD (Pacific). Today is 2026-11-03 (Pacific): use today or a later date, and when the person names a day without a year, the next one on or after today. Omit to list the soonest rides. | |
| from | Yes | Where the rider starts: a city or place in California or Nevada, e.g. "San Francisco", "UC Davis", "Irvine". | |
| limit | No | Most rides to return. Default 10. | |
| days_flexible | No | With a date: also include rides this many days before and after it. Default 1. |