Sentences with phrase «cheaper than a bus»

This means that in some instances, UberX will be even «cheaper than the bus (with fare splitting),» writes Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in a post on the company's blog.

Prices lie between # 0,30 up to 15 minutes (# 0,70 cheaper than a bus ride) and # 8 for a whole day.

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The county execs say the state can bootstrap bus service for much cheaper, less than a fifth the old price.

Now, with the arrival of a limited run — just 500 on offer — Celerio City, it's probably cheaper to grab the little Suzuki than take the bus.

The 16 hour bus ride flew by for us and was actually cheaper and faster than taking the train.

You can go places not easily visited by bus, and while rental prices are not cheap, you may more than pay for the cost of the rental by avoiding high - priced tours.

While bus may be the cheaper option for you to travel we often hear a lot of complains from our guests that the public buses are never on time, they take too long of a time to travel hence the nick name «chicken bus» as it literally stops every 100 meters, they are slow and uncomfortable without air - conditioning, safety and security concerns for your luggage and hand luggage, and more than anything the schedules change so frequently that they are very unreliable.

This is great for the budget traveler because the country has cheap buses (often less than $ 10) with routes all across the country.

More roads are accessible and with cheaper bus and train fares and more budget flights, it is much easier to get around using public transport than it used to be.

Airports are often far from city centers, and public buses don't run all the time, so you may end up spending a bit on taxis (it's usually easier to find a cheap taxi to an airport than from one).

Sample fares include: Bukittinggi: 16 hours, 225,000 rupiah, 17:00 (note that prices from agents in Tuk - Tuk are negotiable and cheaper still from the bus station in Parapat but advance bookings are highly recommended as buses are usually full) Medan: 5 hours, 32,000 rupiah, regular departures Pematang Siantar: 1.5 hours, 15,000 rupiah, regular departures (check price) It is also possible to get to Berastagi, Sibolga and Ketambe from Pangururan on the opposite side of Samosir Island, but this requires an hour and a half long journey from Tuk - Tuk first and this added time often makes it more time consuming than just catching transport from Parapat.

As always, buses are cheaper than trains but less comfortable.

The public bus station is located miles out of town and while the bus is marginally cheaper than a travel, once you factor in the additional cost of getting to the station versus the convenience of getting picked up at your hotel or guesthouse, it's a bit of a waste of time getting the local bus.

It's pretty cheap to get from A to B. Even the transport from Bali to Lombok, from Lombok to Gili and from Gili back to Bali does not cost you more than 100 $ including everything (buses, boats, etc.).

It's much cheaper to travel by bus (about US$ 21 *) than to fly.

Yes, chicken bus (they are in fact repainted school buses) is cheaper than overnight bus.

Better than the subway or the bus, cheaper than taxis and healthier, too - bike sharing gets a boost from system - sharing cards.

It'll be far cheaper to drive our very fuel efficient car than to fly or take slow, expensive buses.

Here's the two things that make this concept interesting: the 62 - mile electrified road would be many times cheaper to deploy than building a two - lane railroad, and the trucks on the road would be able to travel much faster than current electric trolley buses and trucks.

Electric trolley buses are not perfect but they exist now, they are cheaper, cleaner and quieter than diesel, and they really should be brought back.

These Bullets v2, however, are precisely the opposite: quietly introduced in August and cheaper than a weekly London bus pass, they outperform expectations with aplomb.

More and more communities are building Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems because they are considerably cheaper than light rail and produce similar results in terms of ridership and development.