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> (barring horrible traffic) That seems a pretty big caveat... :] In Tokyo, it's often faster, and always more reliable, to take a train than a taxi unless yo
by snogglethorpe 14y ago
> (barring horrible traffic)
That seems a pretty big caveat... :]
In Tokyo, it's often faster, and always more reliable, to take a train than a taxi unless you're going someplace way out in the boonies, because although the travel time is roughly equivalent in the best case, a taxi is frequently much slower due to traffic. Thank god for cellphones so one can at least known why one's taxi-using friend is 45min late...!
[The same applies to buses too, of course.]
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoTokyo subway is much better than Beijing's; here you will never get a seat no matter when you travel (not just rush hour), the transfers are wicked long, the system is also not very connected. It is very cheap though, only 2 RMB (~30 cents?), which explains why it is so crowded. With a taxi, I really have to make sure not to travel when traffic is bad, and it is much more expensive (50 RMB), but I can use my computer in the cab.