Systems and methods are provided for determining candidate pick-up locations. For instance, responsive to receiving a request from a user for a ride, one or more candidate pick-up locations proximate a current location of the user can be determined. The candidate pick-up locations can be determined at least in part by ranking a plurality of locations proximate the current location of the user in view of one or more travel parameters and a destination specified by the user. The user may select a candidate pick-up location as a selected pick-up location, and the selected pick-up location may be provided to a car service or ride share platform to facilitate a pick-up.