[sustran] Re: Airport ground access modal shares - a request

[Brendan Finn]

Alan, 

I agree with Jonathon's remarks. A taxi from downtown to the airport is less than S$20, or about US$10. It's usually fast (20-25 minutes) and obviously can pick you up from your door. In Singaporean humidity, you'd have to be right next to an MRT station to consider the trip to the airport with luggage, and transfers with luggage within most MRT stations are a hassle (as anywhere) . For a while (I think around 2000-1) you could face a 10 minute plus queue for a taxi from the airport at busy times, but supply now exceeds demand and the queue time has been negligible for the last few years.  

Bus suits many people on the east side of the island (same side as Changi) and for them it's price competitive with taxi for 1-2 people, but is very much slower than taxi. It's hardly worth the price-saving to downtown, and definitely not if you're faced with a further transfer (even a short local one).  If you know the bus network, it's ok, but bus routing information is not so friendly to the new or occasional user. 

My guess is that taxi is the main mode, followed by private car, with bus and MRT further back. From observation I don't recall so much motorbike traffic on the airport road, compared to other parts of the island especially the west.

For stats, I suggest you e-mail Loh Chow Kuang of the Public Transport Council - website www.ptc.gov.sg . If they don't have the information, they will surely know who does. At their website under the 'News' section, you will find information about their most recent fares increase, including the factors considered and justification. This may also be useful to you.

With best wishes, 


Brendan Finn.  
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>From Brendan Finn, ETTS Ltd.   e-mail : etts at indigo.ie   tel : +353.87.2530286
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathan E. D. Richmond 
  To: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport 
  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:09 PM
  Subject: [sustran] Re: Airport ground access modal shares - a request




  I don't have the exact numbers, but I know it is low.

  In fact, ridership on the rail system got so low that the government
  permitted the operator to discontinue direct service to central Singapore.
  there is now only a shuttle, and passengers to and from the airport have
  to change which, of course, discourages ridership further.

  One issue is that taxis are cheap in Singapore. If you don't have someone
  to pick you up, you can get where you're going pretty fast by cab, and if
  there are two or three of you it is often no more expensive than public
  transport.

                                  --Jonathan


  On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Alan Howes wrote:

  > Can anyone tell me the ground access modal share to public transport for Singapore (Changi) airport - or any other interesting airports for that matter (I have London already)?
  >
  > Or a suggestion where I could look - Google has failed me!
  >
  > Alan
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  > Alan Howes
  > Associate Transport Planner
  > Colin Buchanan
  > email:  alan.howes at cbuchanan.co.uk <mailto:alan.howes at cbuchanan.co.uk>
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  > www: http:/www.cbuchanan.co.uk/
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