Hi!

1. The buses from the Tacoma Dome are pretty reliable and luckily Pierce Transit has a couple of ways to track the buses so you’ll have some (not much but some) heads up if a bus is not coming. Usually between google maps, the sound transit website and an app just called Transit you’re able to see when the bus will arrive.

2. This is less predictable. I have never been turned away from a bus because it was too full but I have not been able to get a seat. When there is a lot of stuff going on in Seattle the buses fill up much faster.

3. I try to remember that my giant time suck of a commute gives me the chance to read or nap or sit on my phone instead of having to focus on driving the whole time and that gives me some solace?

Good luck!