hbe Posted March 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Does anyone if HKG taxis can hols 4 adults and 5 suitcases? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I don't remember seeing ones that could hold that number of people and suitcases. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted March 17, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Nope, not those red taxis. 4 adults & 3 suitcases in the trunk of those Toyotas. via Nexus 5X Oreo 8.0 w Tapatalk, VPN secured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loeb Posted March 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 17, 2018 We got a private van that took 6 adults and a lot of luggage, it wasn't cheap, but convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bull Posted March 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Nope, not those red taxis. 4 adults & 3 suitcases in the trunk of those Toyotas. via Nexus 5X Oreo 8.0 w Tapatalk, VPN secured. With luggage I'd reckon even that'd be a pinch - mebbe no more than 3 + luggage. As loeb's post, yes there are vehicles for 4 + 5bags - but you need to fix one up rather than just heading for a taxi rank on-spec. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 17, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I found a page that has some really detailed information on Hong Kong taxis: http://www.hongkongextras.com/taxis.html - quite a lot of stuff that I never knew, simply having a fixed view that Hong Kong taxis are synonymous with that ubiquitous conventional Toyota. All taxis would take four adults; it's the five bags that'll be the problem. However, given how cheap taxis are in Hong Kong, the answer is probably simply to take two taxis. No need then even to think about whether the taxi will be big enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just remember when you ask for a price, the reply will be in Hong Kong dollars. Friend and I were taken aback the first day there when the cost of a taxi for what we knew would be a short ride was '$42.' It wasn't until we turned it down and the taxi left that we realized we needed to divide that by almost 8 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 18, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just remember when you ask for a price, the reply will be in Hong Kong dollars.It's unsurprising that a Hong Kong taxi will not be giving you quotes in a foreign currency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It's unsurprising that a Hong Kong taxi will not be giving you quotes in a foreign currency! I know! lol We just hadn't turned our heads around yet. We heard 'dollars' and still thinking US. It was just one of those silly travel things that sometimes happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.M.T. Posted March 20, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Just got back from Hong Kong, taxis are plentiful and cheap. Why the stress of having 4 adults in a taxi, take 2. If going to / from the airport take the Airport Express. As many taxi drivers have only a very limited knowledg of English, try to have your destination in Cantonese (Chinese). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 20, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I know! lol We just hadn't turned our heads around yet. We heard 'dollars' and still thinking US. It was just one of those silly travel things that sometimes happens. You should blame jet lag. It's always a good excuse for all my "just arrived here" idiocies. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 20, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2018 You should blame jet lag. It's always a good excuse for all my "just arrived here" idiocies. :D Thanks! Will remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swsandra1128 Posted March 20, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Some hold 4 and some hold 5, but more and more are 4 passengers. They normally can put 2 big ones and one small luggage. Samson (from Hong Kong:)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swsandra1128 Posted March 20, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Oh...forgot to mention using Uber and chose 7 seats. Most of the time cheaper than 2 taxis. Samson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat Cruise Posted March 20, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I spend a lot of time in Hong Kong 4 to 6 trips a year. Taxis in Hong Kong are cheap and easy to use. But as others have said English is limited with some drivers. If you are staying at hotel get a business card it will have address in English and Chinese. Also every hotel is happy to write addresses in Chinese for you. Most taxis are Toyota Products, like Toyota Crowns. Hard to put more than four people in them but taxis are cheap. Also the MRT (subway) is very good easy to use and faster many times. Even the buses seem to be clean and on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodlim Posted March 27, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 27, 2018 We were just in Hong Kong. The front of the taxi says "4 persons" or "5 persons". We fit 5 people from Hong Kong disney to Kowloon with all of our luggage, they bungled the trunk closed and said this was "Hong Kong style" lol. You shouldn't have any problems,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 27, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 27, 2018 We fit 5 people from Hong Kong disney to Kowloon with all of our luggage, they bungled the trunk closed and said this was "Hong Kong style" lol.Those bungee cords are actually really effective. It always looks :eek: but they've never failed to work for me when we've had to call on them - although to be fair we don't often have enough luggage on Hong Kong trips to actually need to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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