everbruin

looks like 2 hrs

about how long is the bus ride? gracias!

I did the route that Salty Dave describes above some years ago and it was an easy and inexpensive way to get from the coast to Santiago.

 

And you get to experience being among the local folks and that's why I travel.

 

Just my $0.02.

 

Jim

looks to be 12 from zone 4 to 3, +1/luggage

how much is a cab to Condado? thanks!

Wow, sounds like Eaglecw is proud to put down people trying to save money.

Anyway, the cruise may have been a gift from someone else so don't assume the vacationers paid for and could afford it themselves.

Furthermore, there are other nonmonetary reasons to take public transit or walk: it's greener/environment-friendlier, some cabbies are overly aggressive drivers, etc.

The last time I was at Pier 91 I saw a man, his wife and 2 kids dragging their bags down the Pier towards the stairs to go up on to the Magnolia bridge to wait for the Bus. I thought to myself how cheap can you be to drag your family down the Pier a couple of hundred yards, claim 3 flights of stairs and wait for the bus on top of the bridge to save $85or whatever on a cab fare to the Airport. You’ve got to be a real “cheapster” to subject your family to something like that. Where I live we call that “Head Shaken Dumb”

...when they are clearly not poor, because they've just spent several thousand dollars on airfare, cruise, hotels, and all the trimmings. Honestly, I'm as thrifty and bargain-happy most anybody you'll meet, but I just do NOT get this.

yes but there's no raised sidewalk; it's more like a painted crosswalk but at the road side.

see the satellite map pic https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Seattle,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.633403,-122.382818&spn=0.001067,0.001348&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.292148,88.330078&oq=seattle&hnear=Seattle,+King,+Washington&t=h&z=20

This is a question for Seattle locals -- is it possible to walk from the

closest Metro stop to Pier 91?? We are on a one day Seattle/Vancouver so have little luggage and would like to take the bus instead of paying $20-25 from a downtown hotel. Visitors Bureau said there is no walkway/

path to the Pier. Metro site gives directions to Garfield Bridge (which is

above the pier) or 15th Ave W. then...what?? We used to walk to

the other Princess/HAL pier from the bus stop but there were sidewalks, etc. Would appreciate your input. Thanks

but the above poster said "we figured it would take two cabs to get all four of us there. And it would probable be about $20/per cab".

So maybe they were going further too.

The same $7 or so could have gotten you a whole cab.

the shuttle driver told me he stops at the north gate where the bus stop is; I don't know what's official but presume he didn't break any rule.

Also the shuttles are for people parking in the parking lot, not for bus passengers trying to save $1.

thanks! FYI another cruiser and I posted recent good experiences taking bus 24 to pier 91/smith cove terminal:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=34037733&postcount=18

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=34486172&postcount=19

hear hear! June 2012: the stairs from magnolia bridge bus 24 stop at pier 91/smith cove terminal seemed old but safe/sturdy enough to me w/ a big suitcase; they weren't narrow/rickety so I assume they were improved in the past few years.

Yes at the bottom of the bridge is a parking lot area of pier 91 but it wasn't obvious to me this is where a free shuttle can save you from walking to the terminal.

I'd surely do this cheap transit route again; the bus had ample room for a big suitcase and I didn't have to wait long for bus or terminal shuttle.