Austin n00b question: non-car transit from US290

So, like many of the budget minded, I'm not quite walking distance from the convention center. I'm at the convergence of I-35 and US-290 at the Wyndham Inn. (Not to be confused with the Wyndham Hill Inn ... then I'd really have to be hard up for cash.)

I've got a cheap rental car, but I'd love to avoid driving it. I see tantalizing looking bus icons on Google Maps. Will a bus get me in and out? Does it run late at night, or do you start thinking pedicabs or (eep) autocabs then?

Heck, if I can work this out, might cancel that rental car.

There's a big cluster of hotels there, so perhaps other people will be in the same boat?

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Permalink Reply by Kathryn Yu on March 5, 2008 at 3:32pm: Go to the capmetro.org and use the Trip Planner. You'll be entering in this trip:

From 6TH STREET DISTRICT to N I-35 & E US HIGHWAY 290 (and reverse)

It looks doable in the morning AND at night, which is good news for you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peter Kirn on March 5, 2008 at 3:35pm: Yeah, actually friend who has family in Austin suggest the same thing, and it looks fantastic! Thanks!

It's a beautiful thing to be able to *cancel* the car reservation. :D; ▶ Reply to This