Anyone from Kirkland/Bothell/Bellevue?

[Kickflipkid687]

Hi,

I just moved from MN to WA and am wondering if anyone is from this area and knows the bus lines well? I don't have a car right now and will rely on public transportation. So I am wondering what would be the fastest or best buses to take or what time to leave, ect. I will be working at Bungie in Kirkland.

Thank you,

Matt

[JacqueChoi]

Congrats on the job at Bungie!

From what I understand about Seattle, you'll likely need a car to really be able to do everything you want (as it has quite a sprawl happening, despite the various geological enclosures).

See if anyone at Bungie offers a car-pool. Spend the first little while in an area near the office.

[Bobio]

Hey Matt,

Yeah congrats on the job. I've lived in Redmond for 3 years and have recently moved to monroe. I work at microsoft.

Do you live in bellevue now? Here is the Metro online web site. It has all of the bus routes and info on different comuting options.

http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/bellevue.html

I've never used the bus, but this site should get you started in the right direction.

Welcome to Washington!!:)

I checked out your website, you got some cool stuff on there. If you ever want to get some coffee and talk 3D let me know.

[Kickflipkid687]

THanks alot guys. Wasghington is very pretty, and I like the temp. right now. It's about 90F back home.

I did get some bus info. the other day, but it said about an hour ride from Bothell to Kirkland.. which isn't horrible, but is quite long too. I am meeting someone today at a starbucks to sign papers and set my direct deposit setup and whatnot for the job. I start on Monday so I need to get this bus thing figured out, or at least get a cab so I can get to the job next week.

I will checkout the link you posted and see what I can find.

[zeke3d]

if you can find an express line, those are the fastest sometimes you have to pay a little more but its worth it, if you plan on having the bus as your main form of transportation be sure to move somewhere close or with a 15 min or less walk from a line that will get you there fast. also I dont know if you switch buses but usually its faster if you find one and walk a little more. and lastly if its an hour one way and an hour the other, the plain and simple answer is deal with it, take a ipod a book, sleep, its better to have a bus commute to work than to be unemployed or paying crazy gas prices, plus your helping the environment and helping the nation to reduce its dependency on foreign oil. I am moving this weekend and the first thing I looked for is a direct line to work around 30 min, its impossible to park in the city without paying an arm and a leg. lastly, welcome ;)

[Kickflipkid687]

lol, thanks for the input :). I don't think I live by an express line. I can check it out though. If I have to ride the bus for an hour though, it's not a huge deal. I'm used to drive 1 hr + to college 65 miles one way each day. Well I used to do that anyways, during rushhour. I have an iPod, and found out my company I am working for has Apple discounts, so I can get a new Iphone or iPod touch cheaper :).