When vacationing in Seattle is it better to rent a car or take public transportation?

Br> The tourist sites aren't terribly spread out. For example, Pike Market is on the waterfront, which is only a matter of blocks from the Pike/Pine corridor shopping (Barney's, flagship Nordstrom's, etc) and a few blocks beyond that is Capitol Public transportation will be cheaper, but if you are not used to big cities I would just take a taxi! Parking at your downtown hotel will probably be at least $20 a night (and that would be cheap!) and there WILL NOT be street parking available.

It's hard for me to tell you how much Metro will be because it varies depending on what Zone you are in! There are LOTS of cars in Seattle. People drive like they are certifiably crazy and there is not a lot of parking - and the parking that exists is expensive.

Unless you are planning to drive to the suburbs or outlet malls I don't see a reason you would need one. I would only recommend a car if you have kids with you and the money to spend on parking. Remember you can always rent a car if you change your mind while you're here.

Metro transit has a Free Ride Zone that would include a lot of the places you would want to go. Metro can be very confusing if you are not a local - but it can also be fun if you're willing to take the time to figure out where you are going. Taxis in Seattle are $2.50 for the meter drop and $2.50 per mile - and of course they will be faster than the bus and take you right where you want to go.

I like to take the taxis because they are fast and pretty cheap for my purposes. I've lived in Seattle for about a year (but lived in WA all my life) and I walk 90% of the time. I only use the car to go get groceries or to one of the malls.

You'll find a lot of people who live in the city (especially the downtown area) do not drive or do not drive regularly. I could for sure get by with no car.In summary: do not rent a car, take Metro if you are willing to spend the time figuring out where you need to get on and off (or if you have a sense of adventure), walk when you can, and take a taxi if you want to go a couple miles.

The tourist sites aren't terribly spread out. For example, Pike Market is on the waterfront, which is only a matter of blocks from the Pike/Pine corridor shopping (Barney's, flagship Nordstrom's, etc) and a few blocks beyond that is Capitol Public transportation will be cheaper, but if you are not used to big cities I would just take a taxi! Parking at your downtown hotel will probably be at least $20 a night (and that would be cheap!) and there WILL NOT be street parking available.

It's hard for me to tell you how much Metro will be because it varies depending on what Zone you are in! There are LOTS of cars in Seattle. People drive like they are certifiably crazy and there is not a lot of parking - and the parking that exists is expensive.

Unless you are planning to drive to the suburbs or outlet malls I don't see a reason you would need one. I would only recommend a car if you have kids with you and the money to spend on parking. Remember you can always rent a car if you change your mind while you're here.

Metro transit has a Free Ride Zone that would include a lot of the places you would want to go. Metro can be very confusing if you are not a local - but it can also be fun if you're willing to take the time to figure out where you are going. Taxis in Seattle are $2.50 for the meter drop and $2.50 per mile - and of course they will be faster than the bus and take you right where you want to go.

I like to take the taxis because they are fast and pretty cheap for my purposes. I've lived in Seattle for about a year (but lived in WA all my life) and I walk 90% of the time. I only use the car to go get groceries or to one of the malls.

You'll find a lot of people who live in the city (especially the downtown area) do not drive or do not drive regularly. I could for sure get by with no car.In summary: do not rent a car, take Metro if you are willing to spend the time figuring out where you need to get on and off (or if you have a sense of adventure), walk when you can, and take a taxi if you want to go a couple miles.

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