Re: Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Johnson wrote in message ...
> >In all fairness, Tullamarine is a lot further from SSS than Mascot is
> >from Central, therefore, I would expect the price to be higher.
>
> Sydney PTC Airport Express is about one third the taxi fare to CBD;
> Melbourne Skybus significantly less than a third of taxi fare to CBD. So
> does not seem way out of whack.

Skybus is $12. A taxi to the city would, by my estimate, be around $30. Last
time I went from the airport to my home by taxi (roughly twice the distance
as from the city) it was about $60.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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