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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 10:27 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Good warning. No the price for your cabride from Longyang (Maglev) Railroad station to the hotel, have enough cash to cover just the ride, and keep the luggage inside the passenger compartment if possible. There's at least two crooked cab drivers who work the station ... and pull such a rip-off that a single ride in a cab straight from the airport to the hotel will be cheaper than the maglev + cab to the hotel. 2x to 3x of what the fare actually should be for the cab ride is not unheard of.
For this reason, if your are just taking the Maglev for the fun of it, maybe it's best to take it on the outbound trip. That way you can catch a legit cab in town to the Maglev station.
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