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Re: [100attendees] Long taxi itinerary from IETF hotel to airport

Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live555.com> Sat, 18 November 2017 17:25 UTC

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> On Nov 19, 2017, at 2:09 AM, Fernando Gont <fernando@gont.com.ar> wrote:
> 
> There was/is a metro station right in front of the IETF venue. You only
> need to change lines once. Costs around 2 SGD.

The Metro is a PITA if you have large suitcase(s).  Plus, it takes longer than a taxi (unless perhaps the taxi is taking a shady indirect route, as in the OP’s case).

For me, a taxi from Swissotel took the direct route (the multi-lane highway/freeway along the east coast), and cost only S$16. 

	Ross.

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