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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
That's a pretty brutal premium to pay. I thought the idea of something like this was to make the airport more accessable, so you might take a bit of a financial hit on it. If you're traveling with more than one person I bet most will say "F it" and just take a cab.
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I think that $8 (or is it regular fare plus $8) isn't too bad to get from the airport to downtown. What does a taxi (and shuttle) cost these days? I'd guess that a taxi would be pushing $50. Even in smaller cities like Regina, I think I pay about $15-20 to get downtown from the airport.
Obviously there is a time and convenience tradeoff. When work is paying, I'll take the most direct option regardless of cost. In Calgary, that means Park and Jet, and in other cities, that usually means taxi/sedan. If I were a non-resident and travelling to Calgary for personal reasons and I was staying downtown, I'd consider saving a few bucks to get to downtown via BRT, especially if it is fairly quick. $8 is a bargain compared to many other places.
They key to this being successful is for it to be fairly frequent and well advertised to travellers, both in advance and in the terminal.