tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post1270556119978762457..comments2024-02-24T18:05:37.846+00:00Comments on Bristol Traffic: Waiting for a bus at Bristol AirportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-71749795867130064242008-09-02T19:03:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:03:00.000+01:00David. Even if you live in Bristol driving there m...David. Even if you live in Bristol driving there makes sense. Which is what we were arguing: the current transport options from the nearest city are overpriced and slow. Now, if everyone who lived in Bristol could get a low cost bus from the part of the city where they lived, then that would free up parking and traffic space for those further afield. And who knows, they could run some buses from other nearby towns and cities. Mind you, when we last got a bus to LHR and back, it cost us 80 pounds return for three of us.SteveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654931341335136008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-73874132673978086832008-09-02T14:14:00.000+01:002008-09-02T14:14:00.000+01:00Some times you are to quick to comment, of course ...Some times you are to quick to comment, of course there is a line of people they have probably all just got off the same flight. It's to be expected. Also did you ever think that it's not only people who live in Bristol who use Bristol Airport?<BR/>Of course I'm going to use the silver carpark when I live an hours drive away (by car) and would need to get several buses and take about three hours if I tried to use public transport.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889800625191274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-41305048486935116382008-09-01T11:16:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:16:00.000+01:00Also it discourages you from doing half the journe...Also it discourages you from doing half the journey by bus (i.e. the return) while doing the outward half by family/friend dropoff or taxi. Because if you go out by bus, your scheduling is a lot more complex, you need to leave a lot more time. On the way back, that is mostly irrelevant.SteveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654931341335136008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-70465867306289954702008-09-01T00:12:00.000+01:002008-09-01T00:12:00.000+01:00The bus link to the airport is outrageously expens...The bus link to the airport is outrageously expensive by European standards. For example Madrid to Barajas is about £1.50 each way (and that's by a rapid metro link), which is fairly typical. <BR/><BR/>Also the bizarre British system of charging only marginally more for a return ticket compared to a single means many visitors accustomed to rational ticketing systems buy singles, so paying £16 return!Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.com