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 <amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il
wrote:
2011/7/22 Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch:
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
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