Originally Posted by
LarryJ
The moon buggy is quicker if you arrive at a D gate. The train is quicker if you arrive in a C gate.
The actual break-even point is probably a couple of gates into the C gates but you can use C vs. D for simplicity.
I'd probably use around C25 as my break-even point as that would be the approximate point of equal walking distance.
Not that it's a surprise
, but you've hit it pretty spot on for the break-even point of walking distance. Looks like it's about C25/C28 — see below.
However (overdoing the calculations here, now), in terms of average time break-even, I believe the point would be closer to the actual moon buggy gate (about D9), given the train departs about five times as frequently as the buggy departs. But from wherever you start, if you choose wrong, on average it's about five minutes difference (assuming a conservative walking speed of about 2 miles per hour / 175 feet per minute).
C25/28 to C9 + C9 to train + train to B45: 955ft + 1110ft + 776ft = 2881ft
C25/28 to buggy + buggy to B45: 950ft + 1872ft = 2822ft
(google maps)
Originally Posted by
LandMiler
Thank you for the concrete number. This helps me a lot to move faster.
I'm flying Y with *G. My schedule connection time is only 60mins. Not enough time to enjoy the lounge but want to grab a bottled beer and finish it until the gate.
Should have enough time to pop into LH or TK for a quick bite / drink, assuming you're fine boarding after first called. Might get some pushback if you try to take a beer to the gate though, if that's what you're thinking.