[88attendees] transit tickets, from 84 attendees

[Michael Richardson <[e-mail]>]

John Levine wrote this up, and I used it last time:
http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/84attendees/current/msg00076.html
(oh, and I did it with a 7 year old last year)


From: "John R Levine" <johnl at taugh.com>
To: 84attendees at ietf.org
Date: 26 Jul 2012 18:40:55 -0400
List-id: IETF 84 attendees mailing list <84attendees.ietf.org>
Tickets are sold from vending machines, which accept credit cards, at the
train platform.  It's a proof-of-payment system.

Helpful tip for cheapskates (and those not wrangling small children):

The fare from the machine on the platform is $8.75 during the week, $7.50
after 18:30 and on weekends. The former is a two zone ticket, the latter is a
one zone ticket which is good throughout the system nights and weekends. Both
include a $5 tourist tax.

The Pharmasave on level 1 and the 7-11 on level 2 sell books of ten tickets,
$21 for ten one zone tickets or $31.50 for ten two zone tickets. You can use
a one zone ticket to travel two zones, i.e., into the city during the day, by
buying a $1.25 add-fare from the machine. Be sure to stamp your ticket in one
of the blue validator machines before boarding the train.

The $5 tourist tax does *not* apply to tickets from ticket books, because
what tourist would know to get a ticket book, eh? Tickets are transferrable,
so if several people arrive at once, you can share a ticket book.

Trips around downtown are all one zone fares, so if you plan to travel around
during the week, buy a book of one-zone tickets and get an add-fare if needed
for the trip from the airport. Remember to save a ticket for the trip back to
the airport, and if needed buy an add-fare for that trip, too.

If you return from the Vancouver City Centre station, there are supposed to
be check-in kiosks so you can get your boarding pass before taking the train.

R's,
John

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Michael Richardson <[e-mail]>ca>, Sandelman Software Works