I spent this past summer in Austin looking for work and tried to use the bus system to save some cash-- it was a disaster. It took forever to get anywhere--I was in the UT area close to a lot of buses and it still took me 30-60 minutes and a lot of walking on their dangerous sidewalks to get anywhere I could have gotten to within a 10 minute car drive. You would be better off getting a car or renting one for a while until you can buy one--this city is NOT public transit or pedestrian friendly.
Abhd | Flushing, NY | Report Abuse