The experience of taking a bus in Toronto

It happened to be winter when I came to Toronto. In order to find a job, I have almost traveled all over greater toronto area in the past few weeks. My friend told me to buy a TTC travel guide near the subway station and study the bus route well.

Later, I found an online information service (press the number on the keyboard to get the ride information, and if you press the number 7, you can choose the multilingual support function), which will tell you the bus or tram departure time, driving route, estimated ride time and so on. The online help desk is automatic, but you can also ask the operator from 8 am to 6 pm (except holidays). Of course, TTC Travel Guide also provides information on bus routes and trains in towns around Toronto, such as Ajax, brampton, Mississauga and York.

It is important to plan the route in advance, especially in the cold winter.

I remember once, I went to markham for an interview. I want to go to Union Station and take a bus to my destination. But in the end, I got off at an unknown place. It's so cold that I can't find a pay phone anywhere. Of course, I missed an interview. So ask about the bus route before you leave, and don't get on the bus blindly.

Necessary tools for going out: the city map of Greater Toronto

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You can buy a map of downtown Toronto at Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart and Canada Post, and the general price is less than $5.00. If you go out and prepare a TTC cycling guide, you can enlarge the map of downtown Toronto.

If you don't know how to get to your destination in advance, or take the wrong bus, don't worry, you can ask the driver. I went to Markham for an interview. As soon as I got on the bus, I realized that I was lost, so I pointed to the place I wanted to go on the map of Greater Toronto and asked the driver for directions. He quickly used radio equipment to help me find out which car to take back to my original place and which car to take to my destination.

Check the traffic conditions before looking for a job.

I used to work the night shift in a factory in southern Michigan and live in downtown Toronto. On the first day of work, I found that there was no bus to go home at night, so I had to take a girl's car to the bus stop and didn't go home until two in the morning. I know that many new immigrants like me don't have their own cars, but they work night shifts in factories in the outer suburbs and don't have buses to go home at night, so be sure to check public transportation before looking for a job.

There are five things to pay attention to when changing trains with transfer tickets.

1, avoiding the return direction;

You can't get off and walk for one stop before getting on.

3. You can't stay too long when changing trains, or you can stroll around the nearby shopping mall for a while before changing trains. In the above three cases, if the driver finds out, it will make you buy a ticket again;

4. You need to buy a new ticket when you pass the district. For example, if you want to go to Michigan and wenshan city, Richmond, you need to buy another ticket. You can buy tickets at the store in the transit station.

5. If you need to transfer from the subway to ground transportation, don't forget to get a transfer ticket at the ticket gate of the subway instead of getting the transfer ticket when you get out of the subway (the subway transfer ticket indicates that you can't take the bus at the station where you get the transfer ticket); Otherwise, you need to buy another ticket.

It is convenient and safe to take a bus.

You have to spend 6000 dollars on a decent car. After you buy it back, you have to pay $65,438+$0,000 ~ $5,000 for maintenance, $30 for gas every week, and at least $65,438+$0,400 for insurance every year. Car maintenance is really not low. Everyone knows that taking a bus is more convenient and economical than driving by yourself, but many people still own two or three cars. As far as I'm concerned, I want to own my own car, but every morning when it snows heavily, I'm glad to see my neighbor struggling to dig his car out of the thick snow with a shovel. Fortunately, I don't have a car.

It is also convenient and safe to take a bus in Toronto. It's warm with air conditioning in winter, and it won't be delayed even during rush hours. Most drivers are considerate, polite and helpful.