union pearson express train...$27.50???
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Another white elephant built and financed by the liberal provincial government! Money that is wasted!! That why ontario is a have not province!
It's not for everyone. So you wouldn't be their target customer.
With a taxi you still have to worry about traffic delays. Similar to what I said above, this service is not for people who are in York Region. For them a taxi would be make more sense.
You must be a member of Ford Nation, freeloading on highways subsidized by non-drivers.
Motor vehicle operators in Ontario pay more than their fair share for the upkeep and construction of automobile infrastructure. In the GTA alone, we pay a cool billion more than they spend on upkeep, new construction and policing(CBC reported numbers). Add HST on new and used car purchases and few other "tools" and we get around 6 billion imbalance-revenue that is spent elsewhere. If Wynn has her way with the new "revenue tools", the motor vehicle operators will be financing everything, everywhere from cancelled gas plants, Ontario Hydro to gods know what other fuck ups Wynn can "accomplish".
Tourists, not really. They usually travel in pairs and carry luggage. Will be cheaper and more convenient for them to get a cab directly to their hotel.
Downtown business travelers yes, often traveling alone and maybe with at most an overnight bag.
I think we could learn something from our friends in Vancouver.
Airport to downtown in roughly 30 minutes for under $10.
Last time I was in Van, I used this service and it was excellent. Cheap and efficient. And clean. too.
http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Single-Fares.aspx
Airport to downtown in roughly 30 minutes for under $10.
Last time I was in Van, I used this service and it was excellent. Cheap and efficient. And clean. too.
http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Single-Fares.aspx
Who is taking a bus to Union to go to the Airport?
This line was built for 2 reasons.
#1. The Fuc.king shi.tty PAN AM games (waste of tax dollars)
#2. The Business class (Bankers and Investment) that travel from YYZ to the Financial Core.
Why esle do you think the Delta Hotel ditched the Gerrard Location for Lower Simcoe and Fairmont Royal York went through renos?
The business class travel frequently while the average Joe may fly once a year.
Time is money...sitting in traffic on during rush hour is a waste of time.
Wish Porter flew to more US cities... Toronto Port Authority should expand that puny runway.
Not really disagreeing with you. I don't know who is going to use the UP express at these rates.
Would expect the people coming in for the Pan Am games would be in groups and not necessarily staying in the downtown core. Cheaper to share a cab.
Business class people would be taking a cab to Union station. They might as well take the cab directly to the airport, unless maybe it is rush hour.
Will be interesting to see if there is a market somewhere for the UP express or if this is just another boondoggle.
With your logic, the government should eliminate UP's competition by jacking up fares for TTC and putting expensive tolls around the airport so they can make this UP express appear economical.
Now that would be boondoggle with a Capital B. You're dead on with it'll be "interesting to see…". Why folks are complaining about pricing that's supposed to cover costs I cannot understand. The threads full of cheaper options. Must be socialists.
I guess you are being facetious. Of course you can take luggage on the train, but if it is bigger than carry-on, you will not be able to store it anywhere. I went to the Blue Jay home opener and after the game was waiting for my go train home. The UP express train was sitting on the track and I had a look. It has small overhead storage bins, much like a plane, but the amount of storage for regular sized luggage is ridiculous. There is maybe enough storage for about 4-6 people per car.
If you are travelling alone, I can see it's value if you are living DT. If you are travelling two or more, call a cab, get a flat rate, get picked up and dropped off right where you want.
I wasn't being facetious. I don't imagine most people visiting Toronto travel with much more than carry on (maybe I'm dead wrong).
If I lived outside Toronto, and was visiting with my wife (and was staying downtown) I would very much consider taking the UPX.. $55 no tip needed, and bypass traffic.. Depending on how hard the train is to get to at Pearson, it might be well worth it..
Reread my post, it is a convenience issue not a permission issue. If you take the train you have to drag your luggage to your hotel. Or you can spend less money on a cab that will take you directly to your hotel.
Assuming tourists come in pairs or its cheapest and more convenient to take a cab.
It would cost me north of $30 just to go from Etobicoke to Pearson in an Airport Limo (probably north of $40).
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