Excuse me, can you help me?
Of course. What can I do for you?
Can you tell me how I can get to the Excelsior Hotel from here?
The Excelsior? Let's see, that's in the city, right?
Yes, it is. On Forty-third Street, just off Eleventh Avenue.
Well, you can take a bus to the city. Just go out of the front door of the terminal and cross the street. There is a sign that says, 'Airport - City Bus.' Otherwise, you can take a taxi. You can catch one right in front of the terminal.
Thank you. Oh, do you know how much the bus fare is?
It's five dollars. A taxi costs about fifteen to twenty dollars.
I'd better take a bus then. How often does the bus run?
I think you just missed one. There is a schedule printed on the sign outside. I think that the buses ran every half hour or so.