Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
Not possible for any of the elevators currently in the game because they take you to new areas. the elevators that exist in FFXI don't do that.

Also, the cutscene method means you never have to wait for the elevator to come before you can use it.
In Limsa there is an elevator from the Adventurer's Guild to the Chocobo Stables, which can be reached by also walking down some stairs with no loading screen. I had this particular elevator in mind when I brought up the topic.