For question about getting from A to B and open to any means or comparing various means.
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How to travel safely in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico?
What is the better way to travel safely in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico?
Is it better to rent a car, take the bus or take taxis?
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What's the nearest train station to Mont Saint-Michel?
What's the nearest train station to Mont Saint-Michel? Do I need to take a bus to visit it?
How much time does it take? Can I make it in half a day?
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Where can I find Up-to-date information about roadblocks and strikes in Peru and Bolivia?
I need to travel from Cusco, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia next month but people in both countries have a habit of blocking roads quite frequently.
Every now and then I see news-articles in the regular ...
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What's the cheapest public transport from Nürnberg to Prague?
What's the cheapest way to get from Nuremberg (Nürnberg) to Prague (and back) with public transport (buses, trains etc.)?
I've found that ICE costs about 100 Euro, so it's definitely not what I ...
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Getting from Bosnia to Kosovo
What are the best options for getting from Bosnia & Herzegovina to Kosovo? I suppose there are two interwoven parts to this: 1) border crossing possibilities and 2) transport options.
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How can I get to view the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland?
I can't seem to find information online about trains, buses, to take to get there etc. I would be travelling in from Stainach in Austria.
Is there a mountain station or similar that I can view it ...
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Transport options from Ha Tien, Vietnam to Kep, Cambodia
I've been looking for ways to travel from Ha Tien to Kep. Most of the information suggests motobikes (which sound high risk) or busses, which don't go until noon, and I was hoping to get away earlier ...
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How to get from Bodrum to Datça when ferry isn't running?
I'd like to go to Datça when visiting Turkey in early October. It looks like normally there is a 2-hour ferry ride from Bodrum (an easy transit transfer city) to Datça during the summer tourist ...
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Traveling between Alappuzha and Kollam
What are the available means of transport between Alleppy and Kollam? I am interested in going one way only and would prefer taking a backwaters route.
If you do provide an answer, please include how ...
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Is there a way to transfer from Phuket to Ko Phi Phi if you miss the 2:30pm ferry?
We will be arriving in Phuket after a tour at about 5pm. Is there any way to make a transfer to a resort on the eastern side of Ko Phi Phi on the same day?
Costs will be split amongst 5 so a private ...
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Picking up Greyhound bus tickets from a different station than origin
Suppose I wanted to buy my Greyhound tickets on-line. The closest station from my house is not the one I will be departing from though. The question is, can I pick up Greyhound tickets from a ...
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Khojand to Dushanbe - cost vs danger
Currently in Khojand, Tajikistan and wanting to take a taxi or something tomorrow to Dushanbe. The taxi drivers here are like vultures - I was surrounded by the horde of them at the station outside ...
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Visiting a National Park in the United States
I have never visited a National Park before, and I am interested in both Cabrillo National Park and the Joshua Tree National Park.
How does it work? Can I drive in them or are there public ...
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Transport for Tour of Southern Spain
I've been to the south of Spain a few times and was hoping to make another trip in the near future. My plan is fly from JFK or ORD to Madrid to Sevilla (obviously assuming this is the cheapest route ...
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Method/time to see the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater, in Winslow Arizona
So I want to visit both the Grand Canyon, and Meteor Crater in Arizona.
Having little to no idea about getting around in Arizona, I'm assuming there are three acceptable options:
Drive - I picked ...
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What is the average cost of a medical evacuation?
Many travel insurance plans include coverage for medical evacuation to privately transport you to your home country if you get seriously ill while abroad. What does this type of evacuation generally ...
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Visiting giant panda sanctuary Chengdu from Guangzhou
I want to visit the panda sanctuary in Chengdu. I will be staying in Guangzhou and noticed that its a bit of a trip. What is the best way to get there? Is there a tour with direct bus? Or is there ...
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Nova Scotia - Getting there and moving around
I plan on visiting Nova Scotia next Spring, I am currently wondering how to get there and especially how to move around. I am starting in Montreal.
By plane it's pretty expensive and then it's not ...
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Getting to Horseshoe Bend, Arizona?
I'm interested in getting to Horseshoe Bend, Arizona later this month, on the cheap, from Vancouver. How best to do this?
Map is here
The only Wikitravel page I can find is on the town of Page, ...
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Photogenic Places Between Williamsburg, Virginia and Roanoke, Virginia along I64
I'm planning on making this trip in a few weeks and I'm looking for nice places to stop that is slightly off of I64 to snap a few pictures. Using OnTheWay, I'm planning on stopping at Lake Monticello; ...
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London to Dublin: bus, train, plane, or car rental?
London to Dublin: bus, train, plane, or car rental? I would like to travel from London to Dublin (with family). But the web-sites for the ferries seem to be vague about the cost for automobiles. (And ...
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Can I still get from Heathrow to London on a double-decker bus?
Some years ago I rode a double-decker bus from Heathrow to Victoria Station and found it to be a great way in to the city, since we could sit up top and see so much. I'd love to do the same thing for ...
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How do I get from Toronto to Boston in less than 12 hours?
I'm looking to get from Toronto to Boston in less than 12 hours. Is the cheapest way to get from Toronto to Boston in that case to fly? What other options are there that take under 12 hours of ...
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Ground transportation options for late arrival at Portland Oregon Airport (PDX)
I have a flight arriving at 30 minutes past midnight at the Portland Oregon Airport (PDX). If possible, I would like to travel the same night from the airport to Hillsboro (about 30 miles away). There ...
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Bucharest to Sofia
What are my options to get from Bucharest (ROM) to Sofia (BUL)?
I tried searching for a bus, but I only get 100€ option - link. This can't be the only one. I can see the train option on dbbahn, but ...
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What is the fastest way to get from Courmayeur/Aosta to Milan?
We will be crossing the Italian/French border through Mont Blanc via cable cars, which we heard through Rick Steve's article: From France to Italy over Mont Blanc.
We will be starting off in Chamonix ...
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How to get from Bagdogra to Kurseong
What would be the best (and fastest) way to get from Bagdogra to Kurseong?
I'm flying to Bagdogra and land there at 1 PM and will make a booking for a toy train from Kurseong to Darjeeling that ...
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Crossing the French/Italian (Chamonix/Cormayeur) border via cable car
My partner and I will be travelling through Chamonix on the 25th of April, and we were wanting to travel via cable car through to Courmayeur. Are there cable cars that allow us to travel from Chamonix ...
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How to get from Thessaloniki to Vourvourou and around?
In May/June I would like to spend a week in the Chalkidiki peninsula. I am planning to stay in Vourvourou. I will directlx fly into Thessaloniki. Then I will proceed to my final destination, but I ...
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How to get from Genoa to Cinque Terre?
According to e.g. Wikitravel, there should be "regular local trains with high frequency" from Genoa (Genova) but it doesn't give any details.
Which of the five villages can I get to by train from ...
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What's the cheapest way to get from Bucharest Romania to Tbilisi Georgia?
A friend of mine in Bucharest with not much cash at hand is wondering how cheaply he could get from there to visit me here in Tbilisi.
I know there are buses from Isanbul to Tbilisi. Maybe there's a ...
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Travel from Thailand to Vietnam through Laos - good idea?
I'm trying to plan a trip route which include traveling from north Thailand to Vietnam. Since I don't have a strict time limitation, I thought that maybe instead of taking a flight I could travel by ...
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Getting from Pushkar to Ajmer early in the morning
At what time does the first public or private bus go from Pushkar to Ajmer?
I have a train at 8 AM from Ajmer but would like to stay for a night at Pushkar.
If I can't get to this train on time by ...
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Getting to Terelj National Park from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
I have one day left in Mongolia, and would love to get to Gorkhi-Terelj / Terelj National Park for the day. However, the only info I can find on getting there is on:
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How to visit attractions in Tasmania without a car?
We will firstly arrive at the airport (HBA) in Tasmania, planning to go to the Sorell Fruit Farm, Marakoopa Cave and the Tasmanian Chairlifts.
We can't rent a car because we are still under 25, so ...
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Traveling from USA to Germany with a German Shepherd [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I travel to Germany with my dog?
What do I need to get/do for my German Shepherd to be able to take him to Germany?
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What is the best way to get from Venice Mestre to Lido di Jesolo with a roadbike?
I will arrive in Venice by train at the Mestre station, from there I want to get to Lido di Jesolo with my roadbike. What are my options?
I was considering getting to Venice from Mestre on foot or ...
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Places with unusual platform numbers
I just came across platform zero at JR Kyoto station. Are there places with more exotic station numbers, such as negative numbers, fractions or complex numbers? I'm interested in places that have such ...
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What unusual means of public/share transportation exist around the world?
I wanted to ask about all possible means of transportation, but buses and trains are too obvious, so this question is about those specific only to few cultural regions or a certain place. I am ...
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Trip in the south of Germany
I am planning an approximately 6-day trip in Germany with some friends(20-30 years old). From what I have read, there are plenty to see, so we will focus only on the southern part, namely the ...
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How can I cheaply transport lots of cargo overseas? [closed]
I want to move a small library somewhere overseas (let's suppose I'm in New Jersey and am going to Melbourne), and I have over a thousand books that I want to bring with me.
Time to transport is not ...
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Road trip planner online
I'm considering a cross-country (USA) road trip sometime in the near future -- the consideration of it keeps me alive until I can get out on the road... I messed around on Google Maps, but it stopped ...
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Getting from Mumbai to Hospet
I need to get from Mumbai to Hospet/Hampi in mid (to late) March and will probably book a bus but if something goes wrong and I'm not able to book it from outside of India, I'd like to know what other ...
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The simplest way to get to and from Wagah border ceremony
I will be staying in Amritsar for a few days but will be on a tight schedule.
Since I want to see the Wagah border ceremony, what do you think would be the best way to get from Amritsar to Wagah, see ...
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Transport Melbourne to Byron bay via Gold Coast Airport
I currently stay in Melbourne Australia and I want to get to Byron Bay. So what is a convenient and inexpensive way to get from the Gold Coast Airport to Byron bay? For example: a Shuttle bus service.
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How can I get from La Paz, Bolivia to Puno, Peru?
I'm wanting to travel from La Paz, Bolivia to Puno. What's the best way to do that?
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How can I go from Uyuni (Bolivia) to Puno (Peru) directly?
How can I go from Uyuni to Puno directly? Is there a bus? and what's the travel time?
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Best way to travel from France to Switzerland, Austria and Germany
I am planning a trip to Europe and plan to go from Paris, France to Interlaken, Switzerland to Vienna, Austria to Munich, Germany. What would be the best way to travel between all these cities?
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What public transport options are there between Universal Studios and Disney World?
What public transport options are there between Universal Studios and Disney World? How much would catching a cab cost?
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Is there any interesting place to stop between Siem Reap and Bangkok?
Travel from Siem Reap (Cambodia) to Bangkok (Thailand) could take you the whole day (by bus/train). I'm wondering if there is any sightseeing between Siem Reap and Bangkok where I can stop, sleep one ...
