SkyBus Vs The Taxi - Page 2

L2 · November 13th, 2011, 01:53 PM

Something like that might work though considering how slow the train system is compared to the freeways in Melbourne, it'd end up taking forever to get to the city anyway even if they tried to run it express.

Just think about how many trains take 10 minutes to get from North Melbourne to SCS because they sit for so long at red signals, and it's not much better than the bus getting stuck on Dynon Rd coming off Citylink.

Fabian · November 14th, 2011, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by L2

Sit at one of the single seats on the bus near the driver so nobody can sit next to you, and so you don't have to wait 10 minutes for the backpackers to grab their big backpacks.

L2 who is marginally hungover himself

Are you sure it takes that long to get out. I actually sit up the back and from memory more than 2-3 minutes to get out.

nathandavid88 · November 14th, 2011, 06:27 AM

I sat up the very back last time I went and it took 5 minutes tops to get out, and that was with a bus load of backpackers who had trouble getting their bags out.

Personally, I quite liked the Skybus, except for the fact that it took ages getting into Melbourne due to roadworks on the freeway it takes. It was especially convenient for me because I stayed at the Batman Hill Hotel, directly across the road from Southern Cross Station! That said, I think a train service a la Airtrain would be a better solution as it would give more capacity than the buses do, and the bus was pretty well jam packed!

jonas jade · November 14th, 2011, 06:43 AM

SkyBus can handle the capacity required with frequency upgrades and absolute priority for quite a few years to come.

Melbourne needs to get other areas of rail sorted, and come back to the Airport railway in maybe 10-15 years time.

Even at the moment you'd be hard pressed to half fill a 3 car train every 30 minutes for most of the day and don't think a train will magically double the mode share (8.3% in 2008, probably at around 10-12% now - on par/only slightly below rail).

Danubis · November 14th, 2011, 10:11 AM

i was really drunk at a party down the gold coast, about 3 in the morning, jumped in a cab and sorta slurred my address in brisbane... cost about 180 bucks when i looked at the statement. i had a hotel room already paid for, like 10 minutes from the party so i had to catch the train back to the gold coast the next day to get my shit from the hotel room before checkout :S. blah.

Macca-GC · November 15th, 2011, 12:37 AM

Danubis, I love how many of your stories strt with "I was really drunk..."

city_thing · November 15th, 2011, 02:55 AM

I just love Danubis.

Disgruntled.Birianon · November 15th, 2011, 12:00 PM

Dudes i'll have a lot of drunken stories to tell when i get back from my romp in Manila. Looks like i'll be paying the $100 cab fare after all since the deal with my ride fell through...

Cristovão471 · November 15th, 2011, 12:11 PM

I won't be surprised if they are about your encounters with lady boys.

Disgruntled.Birianon · November 15th, 2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cristovão471

I won't be surprised if they are about your encounters with lady boys.

Why dont u hop in the sack with Mickeebee since you seem so intersted in ladyboys. He'd be right up ur alley

L2 · November 16th, 2011, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by city_thing

I just love Danubis.

me too.

ChrisJudd83 · October 1st, 2012, 04:24 PM

Doing a Danubis and reviving a year old thread started by a great SSC servant. Now to take the skybus or catch the taxi this coming december? Had a shit brownlow this year but as the old man says to me, "if you can afford a $1200 ticket, then you can afford the taxi fare".

Kelli · October 1st, 2012, 04:37 PM

Those bus drivers drive like bats out of hell, ended up travel sick.

Locke · October 1st, 2012, 04:41 PM

Are you in QLD? If so you can avail yourself of a hover-taxi to the airport. They'll all the rage and should be coming out in Melbourne and Sydney in about 50 years.

Kelli · October 1st, 2012, 04:57 PM

It's probably cheaper than the skytrain.

Locke · October 1st, 2012, 05:26 PM

Well I've been pushing for catapult systems myself. Provided you have enough pillows and expert calibration it's perfectly safe and much faster. I figure Brisbane airport to the CBD or near vicinity is do-able in around 20 seconds flight time.

You see the trick is you attach the pillows to the person, so they sorta land like the earlier Mars Rovers.

Hilly terrain should be avoided for obvious reasons.

Kelli · October 2nd, 2012, 06:01 AM

Sounds like fun.

Cristovão471 · October 2nd, 2012, 10:59 AM

So is Birianon back?

November 13th, 2011, 01:53 PM	#21
L2 Needs an avatar Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Melbourne Posts: 4,288 Likes (Received): 19	Something like that might work though considering how slow the train system is compared to the freeways in Melbourne, it'd end up taking forever to get to the city anyway even if they tried to run it express. Just think about how many trains take 10 minutes to get from North Melbourne to SCS because they sit for so long at red signals, and it's not much better than the bus getting stuck on Dynon Rd coming off Citylink. __________________ ""Being a bogan is not a bad thing. We don't follow other people's lead, we do our own thing." - Mother of Cassie van den Dungen

November 14th, 2011, 10:11 AM	#25
Danubis Charlatan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 3,422 Likes (Received): 501	i was really drunk at a party down the gold coast, about 3 in the morning, jumped in a cab and sorta slurred my address in brisbane... cost about 180 bucks when i looked at the statement. i had a hotel room already paid for, like 10 minutes from the party so i had to catch the train back to the gold coast the next day to get my shit from the hotel room before checkout :S. blah. __________________ be different G.A.G.M.A

November 15th, 2011, 02:55 AM	#27
city_thing I gots purdy hair Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne. Posts: 6,974 Likes (Received): 177	I just love Danubis. __________________ Calling occupants of interplanetary craft...

October 1st, 2012, 04:41 PM	#34
Locke alright, kick-ass Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,367 Likes (Received): 180	Are you in QLD? If so you can avail yourself of a hover-taxi to the airport. They'll all the rage and should be coming out in Melbourne and Sydney in about 50 years. __________________ You had me at meat tornado.

October 1st, 2012, 05:26 PM	#36
Locke alright, kick-ass Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,367 Likes (Received): 180	Well I've been pushing for catapult systems myself. Provided you have enough pillows and expert calibration it's perfectly safe and much faster. I figure Brisbane airport to the CBD or near vicinity is do-able in around 20 seconds flight time. You see the trick is you attach the pillows to the person, so they sorta land like the earlier Mars Rovers. Hilly terrain should be avoided for obvious reasons. __________________ You had me at meat tornado.

November 14th, 2011, 06:27 AM	#23
nathandavid88 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,965 Likes (Received): 184	I sat up the very back last time I went and it took 5 minutes tops to get out, and that was with a bus load of backpackers who had trouble getting their bags out. Personally, I quite liked the Skybus, except for the fact that it took ages getting into Melbourne due to roadworks on the freeway it takes. It was especially convenient for me because I stayed at the Batman Hill Hotel, directly across the road from Southern Cross Station! That said, I think a train service a la Airtrain would be a better solution as it would give more capacity than the buses do, and the bus was pretty well jam packed!

November 14th, 2011, 06:43 AM	#24
jonas jade . Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane / Melbourne Posts: 267 Likes (Received): 0	SkyBus can handle the capacity required with frequency upgrades and absolute priority for quite a few years to come. Melbourne needs to get other areas of rail sorted, and come back to the Airport railway in maybe 10-15 years time. Even at the moment you'd be hard pressed to half fill a 3 car train every 30 minutes for most of the day and don't think a train will magically double the mode share (8.3% in 2008, probably at around 10-12% now - on par/only slightly below rail).

November 15th, 2011, 12:37 AM	#26
Macca-GC Robert Owen Fan! Join Date: May 2004 Location: South East Queensland Posts: 3,251 Likes (Received): 9	Danubis, I love how many of your stories strt with "I was really drunk..."

November 15th, 2011, 12:00 PM	#28
Disgruntled.Birianon BANNED Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Biri Island Posts: 0 Likes (Received): 0	Dudes i'll have a lot of drunken stories to tell when i get back from my romp in Manila. Looks like i'll be paying the $100 cab fare after all since the deal with my ride fell through...

November 15th, 2011, 12:11 PM	#29
Cristovão471 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,006 Likes (Received): 2	I won't be surprised if they are about your encounters with lady boys.

October 1st, 2012, 04:24 PM	#32
ChrisJudd83 BANNED Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Perth Posts: 372 Likes (Received): 0	Doing a Danubis and reviving a year old thread started by a great SSC servant. Now to take the skybus or catch the taxi this coming december? Had a shit brownlow this year but as the old man says to me, "if you can afford a $1200 ticket, then you can afford the taxi fare".

October 1st, 2012, 04:37 PM	#33
Kelli Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 5,511	Those bus drivers drive like bats out of hell, ended up travel sick.

October 1st, 2012, 04:57 PM	#35
Kelli Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 5,511	It's probably cheaper than the skytrain.

October 2nd, 2012, 06:01 AM	#37
Kelli Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 5,511	Sounds like fun.

October 2nd, 2012, 10:59 AM	#38
Cristovão471 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,006 Likes (Received): 2	So is Birianon back?

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