the Shanghai ground transportation data thread
Dec 5, 2010, 6:40 pm
#46
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I believe the bus price has now risen to Y22 but can't confirm as I haven't taken it myself.
Dec 5, 2010, 6:42 pm
#47
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2158 Get into cab
2229 Arrive at Jing-An Temple
So there you have it 31 minutes from PVG to Jing An. Again, late at night no traffic, AND the driver was about the craziest one I've ever had. He averaged about 120kph on the highways and hit max around 138 kph. This was one of the few times I was actually looking for a seatbelt in a cab in Shanghai.
2229 Arrive at Jing-An Temple
So there you have it 31 minutes from PVG to Jing An. Again, late at night no traffic, AND the driver was about the craziest one I've ever had. He averaged about 120kph on the highways and hit max around 138 kph. This was one of the few times I was actually looking for a seatbelt in a cab in Shanghai.
Dec 6, 2010, 5:35 am
#48
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I've always gone under the assumption that taxis in China are built just a little bit better than those wood frame delivery trucks in India.
Dec 6, 2010, 7:47 am
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This was an accident last year that claimed the lives of all five people in the taxi, including the four passengers who were Korean housewives. It was a head-on on a single carriageway caused by some idiot making a right-turn from a side street without checking, which caused the taxi driver to go into an evasive manoeuvre that led to the head-on with a bus.
Dec 6, 2010, 9:02 am
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And in case you were wondering, he flashed his high beams probably about 592 times in the 31 min ride. Like him, I didn't want any of the other cars on the road cutting in front of us as I couldn't find the seatbelt buckle...
Dec 6, 2010, 9:04 am
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Dec 7, 2010, 5:17 am
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Hmm, it seems that that particular website checks the referrer URL and forbids linking from external sites. So if you open the link in a window by itself and hit refresh it should display correctly.
But let's see if these ones are any better:
But let's see if these ones are any better:
Dec 7, 2010, 7:05 am
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Better? Hmmm; I think I vote for the innocuous company logo.
For better or for worse, the local media does a pretty good job of avoiding stories like this; makes it easier for me to get people to visit me and tell them to chill out whenever cabbies get a bit too intense.
For better or for worse, the local media does a pretty good job of avoiding stories like this; makes it easier for me to get people to visit me and tell them to chill out whenever cabbies get a bit too intense.
Jan 2, 2011, 9:29 am
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Now that I've had a crack at the spreadsheet, it's occurred to me that much of the info I requested in the OP is superfluous (e.g. your touchdown and "off the plane" times are of little relevance).
So, going forward, let's try to focus on the variables that actually matter with respect to the subject at hand:
-the time you escaped the airport (I'm cool using baggage retrieval to fulfill this requirement)
-method of transportation
-your destination
-arrival time at destination... bonus = total number of minutes
-cost
So, going forward, let's try to focus on the variables that actually matter with respect to the subject at hand:
-the time you escaped the airport (I'm cool using baggage retrieval to fulfill this requirement)
-method of transportation
-your destination
-arrival time at destination... bonus = total number of minutes
-cost
Last edited by moondog; Jan 2, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Jan 2, 2011, 9:05 pm
#57
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PVG-Lujiazui
Date: Jan 2, 2011
Exit Airport: 15.29
MOT: Car
Destination: Lujiazui
Arrival Time Destination: 16.12
Cost: 0
Note: Will be my last report for PVG-Lujiazui trips since all have been of similar length (30-45 mins).
Exit Airport: 15.29
MOT: Car
Destination: Lujiazui
Arrival Time Destination: 16.12
Cost: 0
Note: Will be my last report for PVG-Lujiazui trips since all have been of similar length (30-45 mins).
Feb 1, 2011, 8:42 pm
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Opposite direction - Early AM?
I have an 8:45AM flight out of PVG and I was hoping to use the return portion of the ticket on the Maglev but from what I'm reading, the first train doesn't departs until 6:45AM and arrives approximately 10 minutes later at the airport terminal.
This will be my first time through PVG and I'm unfamiliar with how things play out at that time in the morning. Is 7AM busy time for departures?
I'm departing on an TG flight to Bankgok from T2 - is 1h45min enough time to check-in and complete the customs and security screening?
If not, I'm guess that hiring a cab would be the only other option at that time.
This will be my first time through PVG and I'm unfamiliar with how things play out at that time in the morning. Is 7AM busy time for departures?
I'm departing on an TG flight to Bankgok from T2 - is 1h45min enough time to check-in and complete the customs and security screening?
If not, I'm guess that hiring a cab would be the only other option at that time.