take a public transporations to where?

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I just received a phone call from my sister in the morning today. She asked me for advices, how can she take a public transporations from Airport to her new house in Hong Kong.

Is the following sentence correct and natural?

Hello, my sister, you can take a taxi from Airport to your new house without any stop.
 

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I just received a phone call from my sister in the morning today.
Say: "My sister phoned (me) this morning".
She asked me for [ 1] advices, advice on how can she can take [ 2] a public transport ations from the airport to her new house in Hong Kong.
See above.
[ 1]: "advice" is a non count noun.
[ 2]: No "a".
Is the following sentence correct and natural?
Hello, my sister,
No. In English, you would say: "Hi Jenny", for example.
you can take a taxi from Airport to your new house without any stop.
No. That's no good. Also, taxis are not considered public transport.
Say, for example:
"You can take bus No. 34 to Victoria Station, and then take a southbound tram No. 6 from there. Alternatively, just get a taxi. It's not that expensive, and it'll be much quicker than the bus".
 
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Say: "My sister phoned (me) this morning".

See above.
[ 1]: "advice" is a non count noun.
[ 2]: No "a".

No. In English, you would say: "Hi Jenny", for example.

No. That's no good. Also, taxis are not considered public transport.
Say, for example:
"You can take bus No. 34 to Victoria Station, and then take a southbound tram No. 6 from there. Alternatively, just get a taxi. It's not that expensive, and it'll be much quicker than the bus".
Hi, teechar,

Why I can't use a before public transport?
 

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Look at its dictionary definition in the link below:

What do you see in the square brackets [ ]?
 
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