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