Just like the bus, when you're visiting a new town,
and you want to get somewhere that's outside of a walking distance,
you could also take the subway.
I'm standing here in front of the Hollywood-Vine station entrance,
on the red line.
The red line is indicated by that small red dot.
Now, keep in mind that this is also called "The Metro",
just like the bus, because they're ran by the same system.
It's called the "subway" here in LA,
"The Metro Subway",
but if you were to travel to, say, London, they would call it the "tube" or "underground".
Just keep in mind that subway, tube, metro, underground, all mean the same thing.
Now let's see more specifics on this map here behind me.
When you get into the subway station, you're gonna see a map about like this.
This particular one has information about the line that you are on,
in this case the red line,
as well as subway stops along that line,
important buildings around that line,
and connections to the bus system, once you get to the subway exits.
And now we're going to take a look at how to buy a subway ticket.
When you want to take the subway, there's a few things that you should
plan on doing first.
First, you may want to research how late the subway operates.
In New York, the subway runs 24/7.
Whereas in San Francisco, the subway system called BART,
closes at midnight.
So, make sure you do your research,
and make sure you don't get stranded wherever it is that you want to go.
Another thing that you need to research is different types of tickets.
Different types of tickets may be available where you're staying,
here in LA you can buy a one-way trip,
if you just want to visit one place.
Or, if you're staying for one day, or multiple days,
and think you're going to be taking the train a lot,
it may be more cost-effective to buy a one-day or seven-days,
or even thirty-day pass.
And then, once you've got all of that figured out,
then it's time to do the last step and that is to finally hop on board.
Ok guys! Now that you know all about how to take the bus,
or how to take the subway,
I'm gonna give you a couple of final phrases or questions,
that you may want to ask in order to get some last information.
And those are:
The fare, you may want to ask: "How much is the fare for the subway?"
or "how much is the fare for the bus?"
The other one is the time,
be sure to ask "how late does the subway run?"
or "how late do the busses run?"
Another one is: Does this bus line or this subway line go through this place?
And the last one is:
Do I need to transfer once I get to this station or that station?
And now that you have all of those,
you now know how to take the bus or the subway just about anywhere.
Now if you want to get to a place a lot faster than the bus or the subway,
you may want to take a cab,
and that is what we're going to be talking about next!