These seems to show Victoria neglecting northern British Columbia again.
@jaquigreenlees6 сағат бұрын
I think you would enjoy a small route change from White Rock Centre, take the 321 To Surrey Centre Station and the Elevated Expo Line* to Waterfront. Instead of a tunnel for most of the light rail you get scenic view of the areas. *Expo Line, the first lrt to be running and the reason it has the nickname Skytrain.
8 сағат бұрын
Canada line is not really a Sky train it's a conventional subway that runs partly on an el
8 сағат бұрын
You also could have gone up hwy 99a to king George station as sky train has more than one branch line
@frankschmitt829519 сағат бұрын
Is Beach Road open to visitors (my understanding is that it's Semiahmoo First Nation land)? If so that seems like a more pleasant way to get to 8 Ave bus routes.
@thetransitbandit13 сағат бұрын
@@frankschmitt8295 It isn’t, and I don’t believe there are any plans to make it public again. The only way out is unfortunately walking up the highway.
@commentorsilensor3734Күн бұрын
3 hours or more for taking buses in LA is quite normal. Thats the reason if people have choices they will find a job that requires less than 2 buses, but life is hard, you vannot find it. Past 30 year LA transit improvement does not change. Ok, it changes some bus routes from 1 to 2 . That makes life more difficult. I live near Cal Poly Pomona closer to Orange county. Back in 90, my brother used to commute to 51 miles away for more than a year. Luckily, the last stretch was n still is 20 minutes frequency, so it was 2 n half hours. One time i traveled to 25 miles, it was 2 and half hours. That was because I decided to walk 25 more minutes instead of taking buses. Recently my MD advised me to visit a specialist in that area, it will be 3 hours. 9 months has gone by, i have not. LA has not changed on local bus service routes. Within LA county, unless the work is at major bus routes, many destinations require more than one bus is 2 plus hours regardless of distance . The worst part is inter county. I live near orange county. I was asked by MD to see MD 10 miles away. I had choices of taking 4 buses or 1 bus, metrolink rail n walk an hour. Taking buses took requires 3 plus hours. Taking rails requires 4 plus hours. Someone joked n said it was faster for me walk along the freeway. I used to work 3 minutes walking distance from Angel Stadium. I took uber everyday except Friday night, i took bus. It was 3 plus hour bus ride. The reason it was 3 hour was there is a frequent 20 minute frequency bus right by Angel Stadium. Then I had to take one hour frequency bus to 4.5 miles from where i live, if i walk, it would take me 90 minutes. I was lazy all the time by taking two buses. Most of the time was waiting. Some time, i took bus to somewhere that required me to walk 1 n half miles, 45 minutes walking. A lady livec in hacienda heights, 6 miles from where i lived. She worked 5 more miles from Angel Stadium, it was 4 plus hours one way. She left 4 some thing. She arrived at her work around 9am. Don't know what time she left work, but she wouldn't get home till 9 something pm. She did it for years. You think that was bad. The company moved to further south to Irvine. No one she could make. I n other bus riders were trying to help her. There was no easy way. I did tell her to take the bus n metrolink, that would be 2 n half hours. Her coworker still had from train station to work. I believe she lost jobs. Super commuter to New York is easy. Try to commute in LA, it is hell. LA has not done a lot while brag meagre miles of rails
@frederickma2193Күн бұрын
You have to take three different county transit systems to get from Seattle to Blaine! That is the cumbersome part and where you have timing issues! When you cross the border into Surrey, BC you are only dealing with Translink!. In King County (Seattle area) you have Sound Transit. In SnoHo Snohomish County (Everett) you have Community Transit! Getting to Mount Vernon you have the Skagit County Transit. Then North to Bellingham on the Whatcom County Transit Authority all the way to Blaine via Ferndale!
@thetransitbandit13 сағат бұрын
@@frederickma2193 Yeah, although the connections are fairly well-timed and the fare systems aren’t too poorly integrated, so I’m not complaining too much!
@natfootКүн бұрын
When you want to do this south to north and all of washington id be up to going. I did the research back in 2019 to go only on public transit.
@thetransitbandit13 сағат бұрын
@@natfoot Funny timing… stay tuned for a video in a month or two
@Elcomendante64Күн бұрын
When I tour on the bike, I always check where and when a bus is available in case I need to extract myself from some situation like mechanical issues. Always been aware of these routs here but only used the 70b to Blaine and of course on the Canadian side after landing in YVR to get to the border. Sounds like you could also do Seattle Victoria using BC Ferries and return Victoria to Seattle through Port Angeles Or Victoria to Port Townsend to Blaine via Whidby Island to Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay back to Victoria. All on transit. Good video although could use more scenery
@redbaroniiКүн бұрын
Nice video! At least it is an available option that is available is many hours of the day and even during weekend, a “luxury” that many other American cities would not even have! It’s a long commute but I always envy those in Pacific Northwest that transit actually exist for such commute!
@thetransitbandit13 сағат бұрын
@@redbaronii For sure, it’s definitely a privilege for this to be possible!
@llynnmarks33822 күн бұрын
I did this in November 2021 because the only other options were a 2000 dollar flight, renting a car, or buying a car. People would ask me why I didn't do Amtrak or Greyhound but those were not options in November 2021.
@chinezerebel94432 күн бұрын
so thats how Spencer Shay ended up in Vancouver
@kevinwelsh74902 күн бұрын
Canada sucks
@AssBlasster3 күн бұрын
As a Floridian, I cant imagine wasting all that time and money driving in traffic just to ski down an overcrowded snow slope in a yuppy overpriced resort town. A lot easier to make a chill trip to the beach or a scenic coastline by car or transit (if it's there)
@jpl91483 күн бұрын
Now you have to do it on the south border too!
@AssBlasster3 күн бұрын
Haha in San Diego, we have much nicer light rail and BRT routes to the Tijuana border crossings. Even a local bus route to the Tecate crossing.
@thetransitbandit2 күн бұрын
@@jpl9148 That may be in the works! 🤔
@squamishfish3 күн бұрын
Not sure about the buses in Washington State but in metro Vancouver you can put your bike on the Bus and Skytrain
@AssBlasster3 күн бұрын
All US public buses seemingly have bike racks
@thetransitbandit2 күн бұрын
@@squamishfish Yep! You can do that on all of the Washington and BC buses!
@squamishfish3 күн бұрын
You could do this to Victoria BC also from Seattle the bus will drop you off at the Victoria Ferry terminal, Then just walk on the Ferry , And take the Victoria BC Transit
@simonsv94493 күн бұрын
Why not take Sounder train to Lakewood?
@thetransitbandit3 күн бұрын
I would've if I could! I was traveling in the reverse-peak direction, and while Sounder does operate a few reverse-peak trips, the majority are only between Seattle and Tacoma, and I needed to be in Lakewood for my bus. There is one reverse-peak Lakewood train in the morning, but it would've got me to work at either 10 or 11 AM, and I usually tried to start work at 9. I did take it to work once though on a more chill day where I came in late!
@cosmicviewer4773 күн бұрын
I live in the Miami metro area. I take 2 buses, the MDT #17; then I transfer to the #77, which drops me right in front of my office. Total time one way is about 1 hr 1 min. That includes the walk from my apartment door to my first bus stop. My workplace is 8.2 miles from my apartment.
@thetransitbandit3 күн бұрын
That's pretty interesting! What's it like to take transit in Miami? I've always been curious about Miami as a city
@CityLifeinAmerica3 күн бұрын
8:54…USA/Canada infrastructure in a nutshell.
@thetransitbandit3 күн бұрын
That's so true LOL, welcome to the suburbs I guess!
@williammartin94504 күн бұрын
Why don't you show the actual stops and stations? If your aim is to encourage people to use transit it would give them confidence to know what their touchpoints and destinations look like ( we humans take comfort in the familiar ) it's also a beautiful part of the world so maybe some scenes from your trip? That's not a criticism, just my two cents. Nice concept for a video. All the best! 👍
@thetransitbandit3 күн бұрын
@@williammartin9450 For sure, and that’s something I’m working on doing more of in the future! I’m pretty new to this and still figuring out what to show in the videos.
@o7yvia4 күн бұрын
How much did you have to spend on transit fares altogether? Any suggestions? Just carry a bunch of coins?
@thetransitbandit3 күн бұрын
@@o7yvia it’s $3.25 for Link and 512, $5 for the Skagit and WTA buses in total and then Translink is $2.60 on weekends and $3.85 on weekdays with compass card, and then $3.20/$4.65 with other methods of payment. What I recommend is using an Orca card for the Sound Transit modes, which allows the free transfer between the 512 and Link, reducing your overall cost. For WTA and Skagit, I recommend the Umo mobility app, since that is an easy way to load and pay your fare without cash, although for this trip the cash price would be the same so it’s really up to you ($2 for each express bus and $1 for the 75). And for Translink, I recommend a compass card because it does give a small discount on adult fares and allows free transfers between bus and SkyTrain. The other option that allows free transfers on Translink is a contactless credit or debit card, or Apple/Google Pay, but that does cost a little bit more. Hope that helps!
@kc33024 күн бұрын
I was (pleasantly) surprised when visiting Salt Lake City a few years ago that I could catch a local bus from the light rail to ski resorts.
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
That's awesome! I've heard great things about the UTA's ski buses, I guess I need to head down there and try them!
@TheNewGreenIsBlue4 күн бұрын
Can bikes be taken on all buses going southbound? Seems like it would be a fun trip on a bike as it's just the border traverse that you have to contend with.
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Yes! Bikes are allowed on all of the buses and trains! I have made the trip with a bike as well and it does make the border part a lot easier, although it's a bit of a slog to lug the bike on and off all of the buses.
@oblivion56834 күн бұрын
this trip is a ton of fun! i had a crush on someone who lived in olympia and i bussed down there a couple of times early in the morning to be absolutely too nosey. couple great bike trails as well, some cool parks, few short hikes. lots of reasons to take a day trip down.
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Absolutely, I love traveling to Olympia just for fun as well, great city to explore!
@oblivion56834 күн бұрын
did most of this route in reverse riding public transit back from a bike trip everett to bellingham! absolutely planning to try the route all the way up to vancouver when i get my passport later this summer. Total aside, but the highlight of that bike trip was stopping at the shell in Conway, i was recently out as a trans woman at the time and very sweaty from riding, definitely not even tentatively passing. Walked up to the deli counter inside to grab some real food for the first time in the trip. The guy at the counter, who looked like a metalhead type, very jovial, says "Good morning ma'am thanks for coming in and what can i get for you today?" and i mean this dude fuckin sold it, like i was a god damn vip. got some chicken tenders or something, this dude gave me the whole bow and wave and said "enjoy and have a great day ma'am". was a real fuckin relief, i was terrified i'd get kicked out of places outside the city. Funny enough in Anacortes, much bigger city, where i stayed the night, that wasn't too far off. people glared at me most places i went in and once i got a blank stare from a bartender. anyways lets fuckin go Conway
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Ooh yes, I love riding from Bellingham, lots of fun! Also great story about Conway, thanks for sharing - always great when people are unexpectedly accepting and kind!
@theojarome61084 күн бұрын
9 hrs $10
@oregonsenior42044 күн бұрын
I like your videos, have subscribed. I've considered riding public transit SEA-OLY-SEA one day, but just for fun, not for commute (yikes). Please tell me, 1:37 WHAT BRAND WIRELESS MICROPHONE/HEADPHONE are you using? I am sick of buying cheap ones & finding the headphones adequate but the microphones absolute junk.
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Thank you, glad to have you onboard! Seattle - Oly on transit is a lot of fun, definitely recommend it, and Oly is a fun city to explore by bus - it also helps that Intercity Transit is totally fare-free, so you can get around the city pretty easily! As for my headphones, they're just the standard Apple EarPods that used to come with iPhones, I believe you can still buy them from Apple stores though!
@EpicThe1124 күн бұрын
For Washington State they might be better off combining Bellingham Mount Vernon and Seattle Transit Cards into a single one think of it as Darmstadt Wiesbaden Mainz Frankfurt am Main combine their own Transit tickets into a regional tariff Rhenmain Verkehrsverbund RMV. Translate into German name into English results with this Rhine Main Transit Network or Rhine Main transport tariff. If that happens Seattle Washington all the way to Blaine. The next step is having Vancouver British Columbia join it just like how you can use a Hong Kong Octopus Card in Shenzhen. That versions allows them to top up in Hong Kong dollar then pay in Chinese Yuan. If that were to happen to Seattle and Vancouver it would be something like this refill in US Dollars then once you cross the border into Vancouver British Columbia ticket fee is paid with Canadian dollars.
@danielnam90265 күн бұрын
Do those buses not carry bike racks? I’d like to give this a try with my bike.
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
They do! This was actually my second time making this trip, and the first time I took a bike with me - all of the buses on the trip have room for 3 bikes (on the US side) or 2 bikes (on the Canadian side), and the trains all accept bikes as well.
@lwpdhofgh5 күн бұрын
The 594 bus is amazing. I wish more people knew about it.
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Agreed! It's a great off-peak option for Seattle-Tacoma-Lakewood!
@utopia42015 күн бұрын
TIL it’s possible to go from Seattle to Vancouver using local transit I’ve been looking (not too seriously) for this since forever!
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Nice! It's a fun trip, definitely recommend you try it out if you have the time someday!
@sameoldcircus5 күн бұрын
I first heard about this in like 2014 from a coworker who did it and always wanted to do it. Well done
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
Thanks - it was lots of fun!
@Eachitndie5 күн бұрын
Forget the content....you're super cute!
@micaeljimenez80635 күн бұрын
My commute is usually 2.5 hours from New Haven, CT to Manhattan in NYC, via Metro-North (75 miles). My boss commutes from Montauk Long Island to NYC 2x a week via LIRR in 3.5 hours. (118 miles). 😩
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
Wow, those are both really impressive commutes! Quite wild to hear about.
@alexisb.73375 күн бұрын
Wow. I always wondered how long it would take to get to Olympia from Seattle by transit. I wish there were more transit options to Olympia from Seattle. I also wish the Sounder was more frequent.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
Yeah, it would be really great to have better Sounder service - fingers crossed it happens soon!
@duncantalksalot5 күн бұрын
As easy as you made it look, spending 6 hours each office day on the road is just too brutal, especially during winter months when daylight hours are shorter. That's potentially a quarter of your life spent on buses and trams lol great vid tho many thanks (My commute takes around 2 hours each way and I do it 5 times a week)
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
Yeah, and something I definitely am hoping for is stronger regional transit lines to allow for easier travel on this corridor as well as other similar corridors!
@jasonj82465 күн бұрын
go back to Mexico
@sdrx9015 күн бұрын
THE ONE MENTIONED !!!!!!!!!
@Dan_C6045 күн бұрын
Very interesting experience. I have a 16 mile (25 km) commute to go to work here in Vancouver. It takes me 35 min average driving my electric car. I would take me 1 hour and 30 min at least using public transit! I love your videos. (And I have to say, you are very handsome too!)
@equestrian715 күн бұрын
I have wondered about this, so thank you for putting this up. Just to let everyone know this is possible. How long did it take you from end to end? Edit: Just saw it, it was 9 hours!
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
For sure! I also linked a spreadsheet in the description and pinned comment with all of the possible trips and their travel times - it does depend on the time of day with regard to bus connection times, etc.
@norbertmayer70055 күн бұрын
Lol 2.5 hrs to travel 100km what a god damn joke. It's worse than a developing country because it's a legitimate waste of money. Even a moped is better. You should have a direct bus route. Anything else is crap and designed to only cater to small commuters and the vehicle industry.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
It was definitely not ideal, but a direct bus route wouldn't help. I was the only person making my commute, so a U District - Olympia express bus wouldn't really help LOL. However, I do think that this shows the need for better and more frequent regional transit lines!
@norbertmayer70055 күн бұрын
@@thetransitbandit So you don't think people with cars do the same commute as you?
@thetransitbandit4 күн бұрын
@@norbertmayer7005 There are definitely Seattle-Olympia reverse commutes, but as you'll see in future videos my philosophy isn't necessarily to run commuter peak-hour buses - I personally believe creating transit systems that can be used efficiently all day, all week are more important.
@derpyhead47255 күн бұрын
My friend and I have taken the 550 and 594 and 620 and 62A from Bellevue just to see the only diverging diamond interchange in WA state in Lacey. On a Sunday no less.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
The 594 and 620 are great in that they have fairly usable and reliable weekend service, something I've definitely taken advantage of myself!
@pacificostudios5 күн бұрын
When I want to go to UCLA from Oceanside, CA, the trip takes four hours by bus, train, LRT and bus, in that order.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
Wow, what a trek!
@pacificostudios5 күн бұрын
It's ironic that you literally commuted to the Olympia train station, but you had to ride a bus all the way.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
I did go to Lakewood Station, but the Olympia Amtrak station is unfortunately in a farm field in Lacey, so I didn't go there.
@pacificostudios5 күн бұрын
I met someone that lives in Oceanside and works in downtown LA. That is two hours on the train twice a day.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
That's a long ride! I've been looking into commutes in that region and it definitely sounds like a long haul for sure.
@pacificostudios5 күн бұрын
@@thetransitbandit She just uses the time to nap before work.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
@@pacificostudios I won't lie, I napped many times during my own commute haha!
@morganahoff22425 күн бұрын
This was such a good thing to do, while you're in the stage of life when you have more time than money, and the resilience to roll with whatever experience comes your way. I think that it makes you a better citizen, when you have a real appreciation and understanding of the distances between communities, and encounter the very real scheduling problems, and the solutions other people have come up with.
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
100% agreed, it's a very valuable insight into the realities of different communities and the ways that people can travel longer distances.
@maximhalas8095 күн бұрын
2:00 At that moment i had a good laugh)As european i cant imagine living in a place that requires transit to get groceries(till you offer me a green card and 25$/hr of course)
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
@@maximhalas809 to be fair, there is now a closer store, it just didn’t exist at the time of recording. But yes, it is an unfortunate reality that a lot of places don’t have a store in walking distance :/
@Dan_C6046 күн бұрын
That was an amazing experience! It was really cool. Cheers from Vancouver!
@thetransitbandit5 күн бұрын
@@Dan_C604 glad you liked it!
@mariopartylover106 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video! The 375 White Rock bus passes by my commute pretty often - now I can fantasize about skipping town and going to Seattle instead :)