Passenger missions

[Anton_]

Has anyone come across a reasonably good source of passenger missions? I'm talking legit, non-exploit here.

I've been working out of MARI for a while now, grinding rep up to allied with all factions there, but missions remain fairly mediocre. I chose Mari because it has a tourist economy - perhaps I'm naive to think that FD wanted that to actually mean that it has a tourist industry - you know, with lots of tourists?

Anyway - hoping someone might be willing to share any passenger El Dorado they may know?

 

[Ben Sevil]

Rhea is still decent.

 

[CMDR-AD]

I have a Beluga out in the Sitakapa area, the system may be Shanhauls. I spent a few months enjoying Passenger and freight around the area, even without much reputation I did well, financially.

 

[Crank Larson]

Medupe Port in Cubeo is ok, I often do runs from there. Also, finding systems in Outbreak, War or Famine can get some good payouts if you are friendly or allied with local factions. I've had a 10m mission taking a CEO out of an Outbreak station (was only four jumps), and there are similar opportunities in other states.

 

[FurtivePygmy]

I too have been grinding rep in a "tourist" system for a while now, and also still get pretty mediocre passenger missions. I don't think it's just you. I honestly don't think economy type has much intelligible effect on them. (And by that I mean, it might well have some effect, but I hardly see how the boost or reduction in missions makes any kind of logical sense with the system type, contrary to what one might expect: i.e. tourism systems favor tourism, etc). Perhaps as was said, finding different system states, like outbreak or what not, is a better plan, at least for as long as they last!

 

[Proselyte]

Find any stations offering passenger missions to systems with destinations over 0.1ly~ supercruise distance. These will give very good payouts per 90+ minutes.

I'm taking missions to a station 0.1ly from the initial jump that have a 65min flight time. I have 5 cabins. 1x32 economy, 1x16 business, 2x 10 business and 1x 12 first. Im making between 50m-120m, averaging 70m in 90 mins. This could be higher but it's been as low as 30m when the mission boards didnt provide and mission timers were running low. I make stops in two systems, both neighbours of the destination system and visit 3 star ports and 4 surface settlements, but can often fill the cabins in 2 or 3 stops.

I'm also fully allied in the systems I'm taking missions from and haven't checked other systems though I know Melina has a few long range destinations. You could try looking for mission to Alpha Centuri.

 

[Nemesis1999]

I’ve been doing Rhea , starting in an AspX now in a Python. It took a long time to get decent payouts but increased rep eventually paid off and I'm now making some decent money.

I do have to flip between solo and open play usually to get a full decent load of passengers and now with the bigger ship, load up at Ito and Blandin.

 

[Schmack]

Last I checked Ceos was still paying decent for a jump over to Sirius Atmospherics. I haven't done it since the update though.

 

[m1dane24]

While i havent exactly checked which ones are good - try going to those fringe systems that are in Boom or Expansion, they usually offer good payouts for (regular) missions and passenger transport.

 

[Kevin Kyle]

I work out of Sol. For basic transport I usually take as full a load as I can get to Buchli City in Mildeptu. I go there because almost all missions go to that one place in that system. Unfortunately, it usually takes a fair amount of time to get a good load. Short jump but a long cruise, about 15 mins cruise time not counting interdictions. So probably 20-25 mins round trip. Dont bring anything back. I usually make between 10-15 mil per trip. Sometimes a little more. Fully allied and one step down from Elite. But basic transport missions have been falling off in pay for some reason. I take the sight seeing missions on occasion when I see one for 10 mil or better, thats not often. But considering my location, thats probably not too bad. Its in Boom right now, usually is. I know some make a lot more faster at other places though.

 

[Aashenfox]

Sol, I tend to do sightseeing trips, load them up and then just get out to all those waypoints. I guess my Orca with a 48ly jump is an advantage for those, some seem to prefer the one way transports. I make between 20 and 30m an hour very rarely having to board swap.

The trick to getting good passenger missions is to be allied with all the factions, then you can pick and choose the high paying ones. Sol is always in boom as well, so you can get allied quickly with the factions, each seems to have 10 or so boom data deliveries every day. Once you're allied the passenger missions really pay.