How to Use Public Transit when Traveling

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get a physical map of where you are travelling to showing the roads and your destinations.

   Such maps can be printed out from the Internet, purchased from gas stations or airport convenience stores, or found in guidebooks.
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   Step 2: Search on the Internet to locate the website(s) for the public transit agencies in your destination.

   Search terms to include are bus, train, tram, light rail, subway, monorail, or ferry and the name of your destination.
   
   Be sure to search under the city name, the county name, the state or province, and maybe the country for smaller countries.
   
   You never know what level of government the public transportation is organized under. , Look at the fares and how much cash you will need to bring with you. ,, For instance, you might take the free hotel shuttle from the airport (private), the bus from outside your hotel to the downtown area (public) and then walk around the downtown area (personal). ,, Also have at hand your map(s) and your new itinerary or schedule including the routes you will be taking. , They do not take cards. ,
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   Step 3: Compare the routes of the public transit websites with your maps and determine what routes you could take

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   Step 4: when they run and how often they run.

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   Step 5: Try to estimate how long it will take with public transit to carry out your itinerary.

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   Step 6: Adjust your itinerary at this point and decide what mix of public

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   Step 7: private and personal (walking/biking) transportation you will use.

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   Step 8: Print out public transit maps and schedules for the particular routes you are planning to use.

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   Step 9: Have at hand the general phone number for transit information where you are going if there is one.

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    Step 10: Make sure to have cash and coins for the public transit.

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    Step 11: Have a wonderful vacation!

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