Originally Posted by IAN-UK

You might underestimate the joy some of us find in "conquering" public transport. It's a sound environmental strategy, slots me gently into local culture, feeds my inner geek.... and saves money. What's not to like ?

Where there exists a straightforward alternative to taxis, without too much of a penalty in terms of comfort or time, I'll take it. I'm not a masochist ! Carrying lots of baggage sways me towards the convenience of cabs/Grabs, and if there's a dedicated airport bus I'll take that over a convoluted run in a local bus.

I get the bus/tube/train to airports in the UK and can't see any reason why I shouldn't do that elsewhere, when possible.

Each to their own of course, and some destinations defeat my best efforts ...