As a Chinese wisecrack, "to go by bus #11" needs a footnote in both Chinese and English. I was puzzled when told this phrase in Chinese for the first time, there should be no surprise if an English speaker gets lost when hearing it uttered for the first time.
Having said that, I hereby offer some similar sayings in English for your reference:
go on shanks' mares (mules or horses): 骑两脚马(骡)去
go on the shoe-leather express 乘革履特快去 go on the hobnail express 乘靴号特快去
(This is not a made up story) When asked how he gets to work everyday, a former colleague of mine used to say " I get here by BMW." Well, not exactly the car BMW, he meant Bicycle and/or Metro and/or Walk. The subway system around here is called the "Metro" ( In some cities it is also the short for Metropolitain transport).
BTW: Bus 11= walking is a common slang in Hong Kong. (Well, at least in my days it was.)
According to DS, yes! But it's slightly different from "Bus #11"
作者：古月 - 1999/11/27 23:18:32
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While "Bus #11" is a play on words for walking only, "BMW" is the combination of "Bus," "Subway" and "Walking." Still it's quite an ingenius coinage which can be used by New Yorkers as well.
In Montreal, the subway( underground, tube,地 铁 etc.) is called the "Metro". Many people go to work by taking a bus to the nearest Metro station. After they get off from the Metro,they walk a few blocks before arriving at their final destination, thus the sequence: Bus Metro Walk (BMW) :-)
All depends on your sense of language, doesn't it?
作者：古月 - 1999/11/27 21:04:58
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"Bus #11" is okay. The graphic effect of "11" representing two legs can become universal. It's not Chinese nor English, but a universal numeral which everybody, regardless of his/her nationality, should undertand. If it's changed into "Mr. Foot's horse," that will be a new wisecrack that you created, but not "Bus #11" anymore. What do you think?
It may mean bick in many European cities. Like Muncich.
作者：Bick - 1999/11/29 08:00:07
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I have been to quite a number of European cities and was very much impressed by the number of bicyciles left at the Metro station, just like any metro station one would see in Beijing.