Maglev or Taxi at Shanghai?
Mar 24, 2011, 4:47 am
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That's a tough call. The traffic is going to burn you equally if you use a taxi for any part of your journey -- the whole trip or the final leg; it's really only a factor during the last 2-3 miles. So, it basically boils down to whether or not you feel like doing the subway thing (you can take the subway to People's Square and don't have to transfer).
Mar 24, 2011, 1:35 pm
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Take Maglev to LongYang, Cab to your hotel. Cab won't hit traffic until it goes to North-South elevated road. Or as moondog says take line 2 to Nanjing Rd.
Mar 24, 2011, 7:28 pm
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Mar 26, 2011, 2:10 pm
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We thought the Maglev was so worth it. Just a few minutes to Lonyang and then a short ride to wherever. Even though the taxi driver cheated us when we exited the cab, I had his ID and receipt. He had to pay dearly for that one. VP of taxi company even wanted to come to hotel to make personal apology. Turned out to be a free ride for us. Watch these guys like a hawk; when they see Americans it's like hitting the jackpot.
Mar 26, 2011, 3:59 pm
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don't need a cab here...the meridien is right in the middle of it all
take the maglev/subway or even just the subway if you don't have too much luggage....i don't see why people shy away from the subway all the time....it's shanghai, not shenyang. it's so much less frustrating than having to take a taxi
take the maglev/subway or even just the subway if you don't have too much luggage....i don't see why people shy away from the subway all the time....it's shanghai, not shenyang. it's so much less frustrating than having to take a taxi
Mar 26, 2011, 8:17 pm
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don't need a cab here...the meridien is right in the middle of it all
take the maglev/subway or even just the subway if you don't have too much luggage....i don't see why people shy away from the subway all the time....it's shanghai, not shenyang. it's so much less frustrating than having to take a taxi
take the maglev/subway or even just the subway if you don't have too much luggage....i don't see why people shy away from the subway all the time....it's shanghai, not shenyang. it's so much less frustrating than having to take a taxi
Mar 27, 2011, 7:50 am
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And, this could be brutal; again it matters not whether you take the taxi the whole way or simply from the Maglev station to the hotel. That having been said, I still recommend the taxi options.
Mar 27, 2011, 9:48 am
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We thought the Maglev was so worth it. Just a few minutes to Lonyang and then a short ride to wherever. Even though the taxi driver cheated us when we exited the cab, I had his ID and receipt. He had to pay dearly for that one. VP of taxi company even wanted to come to hotel to make personal apology. Turned out to be a free ride for us. Watch these guys like a hawk; when they see Americans it's like hitting the jackpot.
Actually, these days it seems that the elevated road traffic (Really only North-South elevated road or Yan An) is really not that bad, only lasts for a little. It's the stop lights in Puxi that kill you regarding time...
Mar 28, 2011, 7:55 am
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They have begun enforcing (with cameras on on-ramps) the rule banning out-of-state vehicles on elevated roads during peak hour recently and that seems to have made a difference.
Mar 28, 2011, 9:44 pm
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I'll explain how the cabbie cheated me later. It's a bit of a long story, but probably worth it to any novice vsitor. I will say this: ALWAYS ASK FOR AND KEEP THE RECEIPT THAT THE TAXI METER SPITS OUT. If you dtermine he has cheated you and you can prove it, he/she will probably looking for another job pronto! By the way, I use "she" guardedly because I never saw one behind the wheel. Is it permitted?
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Mar 29, 2011, 4:12 am
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I was tempted to take Maglev/cab combo, but I saw there was no queue for cabs and I was afraid I'd just missed the train, so I took a cab! Arrived at 4:10PM, got inside the cab by 4:32PM and I was in my room by 5:35PM. Cab fare was RMB194, gave him RMB200 and got a receipt.
Mar 29, 2011, 10:13 am
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I was tempted to take Maglev/cab combo, but I saw there was no queue for cabs and I was afraid I'd just missed the train, so I took a cab! Arrived at 4:10PM, got inside the cab by 4:32PM and I was in my room by 5:35PM. Cab fare was RMB194, gave him RMB200 and got a receipt.
Mar 29, 2011, 11:19 am
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This is enforced hardcore this AM as I not only saw many cars pulled over by the many cops standing at the ramps, but noticed the significantly less traffic. ^