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With only a few stops, it isn't much longer than driving yourself. You don't need to deal with finding a spot, and skip the $35 resort parking! (Solitude)
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- Park and rides are super easy. Can wait in your warm car or come last minute as the bus is pulling in.
- Try your best to get first bus out from the first station on weekends.
- If you can’t get first bus, still drive to the first station. The busses fill fast and will be stuck standing for 1hr ride or possibly even not have room. Busses will skip stops once full
- Ikon and other season passes include bus ticket fee.
- One way tickets are $5 with Transit app. It is easy and straightforward. Transit app doesn’t scan on bus, just show to driver.
- My first experience was 3-4” of snow in town and about 13” in the mountains. Roads were good on the way to the station and the bus didn't have any delays due to weather. (Spot on with Google's prediction)
- Way back can be brutal. I tried to leave early on the 12:30 bus but to my surprise there was no room and had to catch the next bus. This one was on its way to Brighton and wound up not getting back to Salt Lake until 2:15. 1hr 45min in total.
From The Locals
People love these lines and they used to run every 15min but in 2023 run every 30min. I made friends with two locals who support the bus and they both speculate the city made the busses less convenient to get more people to support the Salt Lake Gondola project. This is a touchy subject. It would go right through lots of climbing and outdoor recreation. Meaning you would lose privacy and become a tourist exhibit like a zoo. Secondly, the very expensive project would be paid for by local taxpayers vs. the resorts.
