Editing Seattle (section)

==Transportation Around Town==
[http://metro.kingcounty.gov/ King County Metro] provides bus service in and around the Seattle Metropolitan area. With good planning, you can ride public transit all the way to Tacoma. The regular fare is $2.25 (or $2.50 during "peak" hours). Drivers won't give change, so better to pay with exact cash. Ask the driver for a transfer ticket -- it is valid for unlimited rides in a 3 hour period.    Keep your transfer if you plan to travel all the way through downtown.

There are parts of town where you might want to walk a few blocks out of your way to take a better bus.  #358 to north Aurora, can have sketchy or combative riders when the off-peak fares are in effect.  Peak commuter hours are very crowded.  To assure a seat, go to the south end of downtown, before the bulk of riders get on.  It might be better to take a bus route that runs a few blocks to the east or west, like the #5 or the #16.  The ride will be much more comfortable, and north Seattle neighborhoods are fun to walk in.

If you are heading to a neighborhood in the south end of town, be sure to ask your host what the best transit option is, as some are best avoided if possible, and others can be perfectly safe and comfortable.  

Before you leave home, you might want to download a [http://metro.kingcounty.gov/ system map] of Seattle's bus routes - it's easier than trying to work with their Trip Planner.  You can use the website to get bus times (not all buses run every day), but they don't do a very good job of present all your options, a map is better for that.