> They are literally designed to make it take longer to reach your destination than an elevator. What makes you say that? An escalator is about delivering a c

> They are literally designed to make it take longer to reach your destination than an elevator. What makes you say that? An escalator is about delivering a constant flow of people between two fixed floors. An elevator delivers bursts of people between a choice of floors. Which one is faster depends on availability and the journey you want to make.