How To: Use Apps to Make Transit a Breeze
There's an app for everything...including making your bus commute go smoothly.
Puget Sound Trip Planner:
Plan your transit trip, find your best stops, and see your next departures no matter where you are in the Puget Sound region, or where you want to go. It works with all modes of public transportation — bus, train, light rail, streetcar, ferry, water taxi and the monorail.
One Bus Away:
A perennial favorite in the northwest, One Bus Aways provides great real-time arrival info and stop locations.
Moovel
Moovel goes beyond just transit, and shows you all of your transportation options in real time on a single map. It includes bus, bikeshare, car share, carpool, car2go, Zipcar, Amtrak, Sidecar, taxi, train, and even parking options and their associated costs and times to your destination. A great snapshot to evaluate how you want to travel to your destination.
Google Maps:
Transit directions are very straightforward and just like using Google Maps on your desktop.