Quick, what’s the fastest affordable way to get from Tacoma to Seattle without a car?
If you guessed the Sounder train, you’re on the right track, but there’s a better choice. Unlike the commuter train, the option I’m thinking of runs all day, and it doesn’t veer southeast to Sumner after you get on board. It’s Sound Transit express bus route 590 and its all-day sibling, route 594.
These unassuming coaches pulling out of the Tacoma Dome station are in fact chariots that — and I can’t stress this enough — do not stop until they get to Seattle…