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Why would you even use a taxi for that? There seems to be a decent public transit connection. It costs $2.90 for that trip.

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If it's your first time in a new city, you probably just want to get to your hotel as fast as possible instead of learning the transit system.

I've only traveled in Europe and Asia so far but this never looked like an issue to me.

Also I'd also use the transit system for the following days in the city, so have to learn about it anyways. (Not that there's really anything to learn)

Lugging around luggage through buses and transit, especially if there are stairs involved, is not pleasant.

It’s not pleasant in cities with great transit like Tokyo or Seoul, and it’s downright miserable in most of the cities being discussed here in this thread.

+1 to this. I did Heathrow to Bermondsey for £110 (first time in London). Then next morning, found myself wondering why I didn't just use the train. On the way out, I did use the train, and lets just say, I still think about that £110.

Depends when they made that trip. I lived in that area for a while. The train is a little bit exxy and only used to go to Greensquare. You'd need two buses otherwise and there is sfa room for bags, so if you have luggage etc a taxi is an easier option for the $20 it should cost.

Buses can be problematic if you're not used to landmarks. Train will be around $15 (there is an airport surcharge). I'd pay a few more dollars (the actual rate, not the ripoff rate) for point-to-point too as a local if I had more than 1 bag.

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