Public Transport

Just been looking at the bus routes and timings for getting to work. Choices for the daily commute are:

• 8am and 8:20am express bus from outside the apartment complex through to Central (across from the office) in 20 minutes. Total cost $5 per trip (NZD 1.0).
• Other buses running roughly every 15/20 minutes throughout the day, but with more stops taking about 40 minutes. Total cost $5 per trip.
• Taxi from outside the apartment complex to Central, taking between 20 and 40 minutes depending on traffic. Total cost $70 per trip (NZD 14.0).
• Shuttlebus leaving from the apartment complex to the closest MTR, then MTR to Central and a five minute walk to the office, probably around 30 minutes. Total cost about $3.60 per trip (less than NZD 1.0).
• Rent a carpark in town close to the office. Drive from the apartment complex to the office, around 20 minutes. About $2000 per month for the carpark, plus petrol.
• Park in a public carpark each day. Cost around $3000 per month plus petrol.

In the end I suspect that the bus will win - get on, sit down, and relax until it stops at the other end. Charge the iPod with music and get a paper to read. And cheaper!