The subway here is very clean, air conditioned, and fairly quiet. The complete opposite of New York's subway. The stations have signs telling you how long the wait is for the next train, and their platforms have doors that shut when the trains are not in the station. All signs are in english, sometimes with several translations along with it.
It is crowded at rush hour, but not unreasonably so, and no pushing. The worst crowd is the line for the escalator. And I haven't had to suffer a long wait yet. You have pretty good coverage across the island, but you still might be a 20 minute or more walk from some areas, like east coast park. There is also an extensive bus network, but it is a bit more challenging to know which one you want. Trains and buses operate on a touchless fair card system, so I can just put my wallet on the reader briefly without having to find the card. Fares are reasonable, I've only used $17 in about a week.
All in all, a pretty nice way to get around.
It is crowded at rush hour, but not unreasonably so, and no pushing. The worst crowd is the line for the escalator. And I haven't had to suffer a long wait yet. You have pretty good coverage across the island, but you still might be a 20 minute or more walk from some areas, like east coast park. There is also an extensive bus network, but it is a bit more challenging to know which one you want. Trains and buses operate on a touchless fair card system, so I can just put my wallet on the reader briefly without having to find the card. Fares are reasonable, I've only used $17 in about a week.
All in all, a pretty nice way to get around.
Sounds like an ideal way to get around. I'm always most comfortable in a city with a great transit system. I'd be very happy there!
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