Re: [97attendees] Travel to/from airport?

Robert Moskowitz <rgm@labs.htt-consult.com> Tue, 08 November 2016 17:51 UTC

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Subject: Re: [97attendees] Travel to/from airport?
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Ah, Sheila Frankel tells me that the 6030 bus actually stops at my 
hotel.  No walking.

Then Sunday, I can take it back to the Conrad.

Bob

On 11/08/2016 11:35 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
> Thanks.   It looks like bus 6702, then a 1/2Km walk.
>
>
> I really don't trust my google walking searches.  In Edinburgh it had 
> me walking up these really steep stairs (carrying my roller bag) then 
> down a twisting road to get from the train station to my hotel.  
> ~1/2Km longer would have been around the hill...
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 11/08/2016 11:23 AM, Ted Lemon wrote:
>> Google maps does a really good job at this sort of thing:
>>
>> https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Incheon+International+Airport,+Gonghang-ro,+Jung-gu,+Incheon,+South+Korea/Hotel+Itaewon,+South+Korea/@37.5177714,126.5791165,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x357b9a833a5efa59:0x8d4ba096cb5cbed4!2m2!1d126.4406957!2d37.4601908!1m5!1m1!1s0x357ca3b4bd5d3d6f:0xb9808b6b5b34c9c2!2m2!1d126.9983888!2d37.535298!3e3 
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Incheon+International+Airport,+Gonghang-ro,+Jung-gu,+Incheon,+South+Korea/Hotel+Itaewon,+South+Korea/@37.5177714,126.5791165,11z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m14%214m13%211m5%211m1%211s0x357b9a833a5efa59:0x8d4ba096cb5cbed4%212m2%211d126.4406957%212d37.4601908%211m5%211m1%211s0x357ca3b4bd5d3d6f:0xb9808b6b5b34c9c2%212m2%211d126.9983888%212d37.535298%213e3>
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 8, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Robert Moskowitz 
>>> <rgm@labs.htt-consult.com <mailto:rgm@labs.htt-consult.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am staying at the
>>>
>>> Imperial Palace Boutique Hotel
>>> 221, Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
>>>
>>> for the weekend (nearest to the Synagogue).  Can anyone help me with 
>>> how to get there from Incheon?
>>>
>>> Do I start by taking the train to the Gimpo airport?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> On 11/08/2016 06:11 AM, Tim Chown wrote:
>>>> (Oh, and the included taxi card to show to local drivers, anywhere, 
>>>> looks handy)
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>>> On 8 Nov 2016, at 12:09, Tim Chown <Tim.Chown@jisc.ac.uk 
>>>>> <mailto:Tim.Chown@jisc.ac.uk>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just asked the hotel, who responded very quickly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Attached is info about buses to the Conrad from the airport, which 
>>>>> is pretty similar to the info on the meeting wiki, but it includes 
>>>>> a map of where the stop is at the airport, and a timetable for the 
>>>>> 6030 bus.  It also has some info about the AREX train and getting 
>>>>> to the hotel from Gimpo airport.
>>>>>
>>>>> The “most convenient” hotel limousine is around 100GBP… :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8 Nov 2016, at 10:51, Srimal Andrahennadi <srimalit@yahoo.com 
>>>>>> <mailto:srimalit@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the details. Seems to be there are shuttle buses 
>>>>>> available for hotels from Seoul staton. Need to check with Conrad 
>>>>>> Seoul.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://yho.com/footer0>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 3:59 PM, Marc Blanchet 
>>>>>> <marc.blanchet@viagenie.ca <mailto:marc.blanchet@viagenie.ca>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     On 8 Nov 2016, at 15:50, Srimal Andrahennadi wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     > blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important;
>>>>>>     > border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex
>>>>>>     > !important; background-color:white !important; }  Hi,
>>>>>>     > Thanks for sharing. Seems like AREX non-stop is the best
>>>>>>     way from the
>>>>>>     > airport to Seoul.
>>>>>>     > But from Seoul station to Conrad hotel need to take another
>>>>>>     taxi
>>>>>>     > right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Another route:
>>>>>>     AREX Incheon to Gimpo Airport station, then transfer to
>>>>>>     express subway
>>>>>>     from Gimpo Airport to Yeouido Station by line 9.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Marc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     > When check on Google maps there is around 15 minutes drive.
>>>>>>     How much
>>>>>>     > is the taxi fare for that?
>>>>>>     > When consider that additional transfer, waiting time/
>>>>>>     effort and total
>>>>>>     > cost need to decide whether AREX or limousine bus from
>>>>>>     Incheon to
>>>>>>     > directly to the hotel entrance.
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > Best Regards,
>>>>>>     > Srimal
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > On Sunday, November 6, 2016, 11:13 PM, Via Pesquet
>>>>>>     <via@compia.com>
>>>>>>     > wrote:
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > Hi.  You can check this
>>>>>>     > site. http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/TRP/TP_ENG_2_1.jsp
>>>>>>     > I have tried the AREX the last time I was in Seoul. Non
>>>>>>     stop from/to
>>>>>>     > ICN to SEOUL station. Very convenient. Going to the
>>>>>>     airport, I checked
>>>>>>     > in at the Seoul Station :) (Korean airlines) If you are not
>>>>>>     really in
>>>>>>     > a hurry, you can take the one with 12 stops, and it is
>>>>>>     cheaper.
>>>>>>     > No need to take a cab really. Too expensive.
>>>>>>     > Cheers,Via Pesquet Netpia
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>     > On 6 Nov 2016, at 17:37, Long Nguyen-Vu <nvl164@gmail.com>
>>>>>>     wrote:
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > Public transportation in South Korea is the best in the
>>>>>>     world in my
>>>>>>     > opinion.
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > You may consider the 3 options:
>>>>>>     > 1. By bus: they provide "Limousine Buses" outside the
>>>>>>     exits. Right
>>>>>>     > after you pick up your checked luggage and go through the
>>>>>>     final check,
>>>>>>     > you will see them with very detailed instruction. The price
>>>>>>     is about
>>>>>>     > 15000 won or a bit less. The staff can speak somewhat of
>>>>>>     English. You
>>>>>>     > can buy the ticket from the machine (English available) or
>>>>>>     directly
>>>>>>     > from the staff
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > 2. By subway: this is the cheapest, costs you about 4000
>>>>>>     won for the
>>>>>>     > all-stop type and 8000 won for the non-stop. It takes 60 and 40
>>>>>>     > minutes for each one.
>>>>>>     > You may want to buy t-money ticket (from a machine in
>>>>>>     subway station
>>>>>>     > at the airport), it's really convenient for traveling
>>>>>>     inside Seoul for
>>>>>>     > Bus, Subway or even Taxi and buying stuff in convenient
>>>>>>     stores. You
>>>>>>     > can reload the t-money card at any subway station.. After
>>>>>>     picking up
>>>>>>     > your luggage, you will see instruction to access the subway
>>>>>>     down below
>>>>>>     > the ground.
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > 3. By taxi, this is the most expensive one, costs you around
>>>>>>     >50000-80000 <tel:50000-80000>won. It's also the fastest but
>>>>>>     i suggest you do so only if
>>>>>>     > you go in group for money saving.
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > Remember that buses and subways do not run after 00:00AM.
>>>>>>     They start
>>>>>>     > at 5:00AM.
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 at 01:20 Philip Matthews
>>>>>>     <philip_matthews@magma.ca>
>>>>>>     > wrote:
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > Does anyone have suggestions on how to travel to/from the
>>>>>>     airport?
>>>>>>     > Usually, there is a list of suggestions on the meeting
>>>>>>     webpage, but I
>>>>>>     > don't see it this time.  Is there a convenient public
>>>>>>     transportation
>>>>>>     > alternative?
>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>     > - Philip
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