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I don't see that happening. The airport can only sustain so much road traffic before congestion becomes an issue and the ridesharing companies have the added is

by NamTaf 11y ago

I don't see that happening. The airport can only sustain so much road traffic before congestion becomes an issue and the ridesharing companies have the added issue in Australia of minimum wage requirements. That adds a whole lot of cost to the fares and really balances it back up (though still definitely cheaper than taxis). The airport is such that the $15 ticket is really not going to be equalled by any sort of road-based transport, because the distance from the CBD is simply too great. edit: I'm in this case referring to Brisbane airport, though I imagine that maps to many others given their generally remote proximity from CBDs.

xyzzy123 11y ago
You make really good points, it's just that if it costs $3 to get to one place and $17 to get to another (in fact if you are going FURTHER from the other direction, it costs just $4 to the CBD), one has to wonder why there's this enormous cost gradient, and whether that's just a question of consumer price-sensitivity. Theoretically if roads were a problem a rational transport network would incentivise rail use, but in fact taxi use is effectively subsidised by about $10 due to the expense of trains. I'm just talking about Sydney though, don't know about Brisbane.
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xyzzy123 11y ago
(much later comment): I totally misread you, sorry.