I can only second what Amir wrote below: with the shared shuttle taxi, it might mean waiting for the taxi van to fill up, and for other passengers to be dropped off at their homes/destinations before you do (both can be somewhat annoying), but at least you know you're brought to your final destination, without needing to ever change between a train and a bus, without looking for any platform, and mainly without carrying your luggage. I think most people will find this more comfortable after a long flight.
Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 19:54, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected] > wrote: > 2011/7/22 Manuel Schneider <[email protected]>: > > I wonder why it should be better to take a taxi than the train? > > In general, the train service from the airport to Haifa is very good > and the Carmelit subway is cool, too. > > A shared taxi may be a little more expensive, but it may be useful in > these cases: > * For people who arrive when the train doesn't work (Friday evening, > Saturday morning). > * For people who stay in the hotels, but who arrive when the Carmelit > subway doesn't work (night, Friday evening, Saturday morning). > * For people who stay in the dorms. The dorms can be reached by buses, > but not by the Carmelit subway. > * Some dorms can be reached by a bus during the night and on Friday > and Saturday, but some cannot. > > Finally, some people may want to go directly from airport to the hotel > or dorm and not change means of transportation on the way after a long > flight and with heavy bags. I love public transportation and i explore > buses and subways in all the cities that i visit, but i know that not > everybody is like me :) > > -- > Amir > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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