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Public Transportation
Metro
Bus
One of the most common forms of public transportation is the bus.
Metro has hundreds of buses that are designed to get you wherever
you need to go around Seattle and King County. If you aren't very
familiar with metro, then you can go to their website
http://www.metrokc.gov/tran.html and plan your trip. Or call
206-287-8463 to speak with an operator.
Sound
Transit
Sound
Transit offers commuter rail service between Tacoma and Downtown
Seattle, with stops in Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent, and Tukwila.
This 82-mile train track only makes a few stops to assure that you
get to your destination as quickly as possible.
Tacoma to Seattle:
60 min
Puyallup
to Seattle: 47 min
Sumner
to Seattle: 43 min
Auburn
to Seattle: 34 min
Kent to
Seattle: 27 min
Tukwila
to Seattle: 20 min
There are bus
stops near every sound transit station so if it doesn't drop you
off exactly were you need to go, you can transfer to a metro bus.
For more information on planning your trip, or information on how
to use Sound Transit, visit www.soundtransit.org.
Washington
State Ferries
The largest ferry system in the United States, Washington's ferries
take you almost anywhere across water that you need to go. Prices,
schedules, and routes vary greatly. Visit http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf.
Elliot
Bay Water Taxi
The
water taxi is a fun way of getting around. It runs seven days a
week, between Pier 54 and on the Downtown Waterfront and the Seacrest
dock in West Seattle. The crossing time is about 8 minutes! Bicycles
are allowed, and you can use your metro tickets as cash. Cost is
$2.00. If you want some more information on the Water Taxi go to
http://www.transit.metrokc.gov/tops/oto/water_taxi.html.
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