Ease Your Public Transit Riding with Google Maps

Google has upgraded Google Maps, integrating their handy Google Transit search into the more popular Google Maps. Using it is super-easy: when searching for directions, just click "Take Public Transit" in the upper left-hand corner, and your route, directions and even cost (with a comparison versus driving) will pop right up. Slick.

Beneath the fold, see all the places included in Google Transit's new mashup with Google Maps, from the US all the way to Japan.

Difficulty level: EasyCalifornia

- Bay Area (BART)

- Burbank (Burbank Bus)

- Humboldt County (Various)

- Orange County (OCTA)

- San Diego (MTS)

- Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks Transit)

- Bay Area (VTA)

Florida

- Tampa (HART)

Hawaii

- Honolulu (TheBus)

Minnesota

- Duluth (Duluth Transit)

Nevada

- Las Vegas (Monorail)

- Reno (RTC RIDE)

Oregon

- Eugene (Lane Transit District)

- Portland (TriMet)

Pennsylvania

- Pittsburgh (Port Authority)

Texas

- Austin (Capital Metro)

- Dallas (DART)

Virginia

- Hampton Roads (HRT)

Washington

- Seattle (King County Metro)

Japan

- Japan (All regional and national rail networks, domestic airlines and ferries)