Questions tagged [transportation]
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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 season....
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How to get to Patagonia from Buenos Aires?
I'm heading to Buenos Aires in a week and would like to get to Patagonia and back in 12 days.
I assume I've got to get down to El Calafate and from there we can organize trekking and visit the Perito ...
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Where to buy the best tour to Neuschwanstein castle?
We are going to visit Neuschwanstein castle in September. And can`t choose the tour agent to buy this day tour from Munich. Did anybody take such tour from Munich and can recommend us what to choose? ...
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Absolute cheapest means of travelling long distance and duration [closed]
I know this is going to be a hard-if-not-impossible-to-answer question, and probably does not have one unique answer, but I do think it is relevant at some level for many people visiting this site.
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Travelling to Kyzyl, Tuva from Mörön, Mongolia
How would one get from Mörön, Mongolia (near lake Khövsgöl), to Kyzyl, Tuva, Siberia, Russia?
Our prior research indicates that unless one holds a Russian or Mongolian passport, one will not be ...
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Getting from Toronto to New York
I'm looking for a cheap and comfortable way to get from Toronto to New York.
By cheap I'm referring to anything below 100 USD.
Comfortable means, that I want to have a regular seat on a public or ...
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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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Travel from Thailand to Vietnam through Laos - good idea?
I'm trying to plan a trip route, which includes 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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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 ...
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How to get to São Tomé and Príncipe?
While browsing through Google Maps, I struck on São Tomé e Príncipe, an island country which seems like a very interesting destination. I immediately started looking for ways to get there. This seems ...
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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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Trip in the south of Germany [closed]
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 Bayern(...
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Is it feasible to travel daily from Gavà to Barcelona?
We are planning a 5 day trip to Barcelona and due to a limited budget we were thinking of staying in Gavà and then travelling to Barcelona, practically every morning. Do you consider this as feasible ?...
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How to travel from Montreal to Quebec City without a car?
This is related to Hiking around Quebec City
As I'll spend a few days in Montreal, then a few days in Quebec, I'd like to avoid renting a car just to go from one town to the other one. What's the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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what options & time needed to transfer between Gare du Nord & Gare Montparnasse? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Paris Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnasse, by public transport but without lots of walking?
What are options & time needed to transfer on 23/8/2012 bewteen Eurostar/Gare du ...
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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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Should I take the "scenic route" from Indianapolis to Washington DC?
I'm going to USA on a business/pleasure travel for 1 week in mid-September, and booked open-jaw flight to Indianapolis and then flying home from Washington DC. Since this is would be my first time in ...
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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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Getting from Delhi to Haridwar [closed]
I want to go to Haridwar from Delhi. Which is the fastest and cheapest way to reach there? Also I want to know which are the must visit places there and nearby to it?
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When are the first 'regular' space tourist commercial flights actually due to start?
We've seen promises from "by the year 2000", 2003, floating hotels by 2007, and so on. Now we have the first cargo ship by a private company ACTUALLY dock with the ISS, hooray! SpaceshipTwo with ...
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Mangalore Junction Station to Mangalore Central Station?
How long does it takes to travel from Mangalore Junction Station to Mangalore Central Railway Station?
What is the distance? What modes of transport are available and what is their price?
Are local ...
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What is the cheapest way to cross the English Channel from France to the UK on foot, single ticket?
I have looked at P&O's website (www.poferries.com), and a pedestrian day trip return costs €8 each way whereas a single without a return costs €35.50.
Are there cheaper options?
I assume that ...
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From Here to Timbuktu - how do I get there?
The popular statement, " From here to Timbuktu." conjures up images of remote, isolated and distant parts of this earth. The actual Timbuktu is in Mali, but Wikitravel doesn't offer much in terms of ...
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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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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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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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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 a reliable taxi/car service in LA?
I am fully aware LA is based around the car and has limited public transport. But I'm planning to be there a few days and will not be able to drive a car of any kind.
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Travelling from Germany to Iran
Travelling from Germany to Iran, I'm looking for the cheapest but comfortable way. One idea is to travel to Turkey then going to Iran form there. There are many flights with reasonable price for ...
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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 from Honolulu to Mauna Kea
I'm lining up a few days in Honolulu next month. While there are things on that island that I want to see (Pearl Harbour etc), I'd really love to get to Mauna Kea as well.
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What is the cheapest way to get from Eindhoven to Amsterdam?
What is the cheapest way to get from Eindhoven or Eindhoven airport to Amsterdam and back?
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How to travel between castles in the Loire valley?
I'm planning to visit Loire valley and spend a week there. I know that I can travel from Paris to Tours by TGV, but I don't know what is the best way to explore the valley and visit individual castles....
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At what distance in the US is the plane faster than the train?
I live in Northern Virginia, but travel to NYC enough to where it makes me ask, which mode of travel - car, train, or plane will get me from my door to Times Square the fastest. It seems fairly even, ...
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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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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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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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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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How to get to Easter Island?
Once in my life I would really like to see those statues from the Easter Island.
Image from Wikipedia.
Since it is really far away from anywhere else, I wonder how I can get there. Is there an ...
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How to reach Salar de Uyuni from Potosí or Sucre (Bolivia)?
As I read in Wikipedia Salar de Uyuni is far away from other cities.
Can I reach it from Potosí or Sucre?
How long does it take?
I would prefer to take a train. Is there a train route at all?
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Is it cheaper to get to Cuba from Miami or Cancún?
If I'm in Miami, what is the cheapest way to get to Cuba? Also, if I'm in Cancún what's the cheapest way to get to Cuba?
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Is possible to cross the Bering Strait without flying?
I'm planning a trip and one of my main points is not to fly unless absolutely necessary. My biggest problem is how to cross from Asia to America without a plane. If it's absolutely impossible to cross ...
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Are there transport options in Costa Rica than can be shared between travelers?
I am aware of public buses, flights, and shuttle bus companies Grayline and Interbus
Do you have other suggestions? Are there easy ways to book shared cars or shuttles with other travelers? Do you ...
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Car rental vs. buying a car for 1 month, when visiting the USA?
I would like to visit a few places in the states sometime next year, and I was thinking of doing a road trip while I'm at it. I could start in either Los Angeles or Montreal, and then I would like to ...
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