Europe is not comparable to the US. Your public transit systems are far more developed. Even in Seattle, (which has a decent public transit system compared to

Europe is not comparable to the US. Your public transit systems are far more developed. Even in Seattle, (which has a decent public transit system compared to where I grew up) you can be expected to wait an hour or more for a bus if you're traveling in off-peak times. Buses from the city to the inner-ring suburbs stop running around 11:30pm, so if you're planning on staying late in the city, driving or Uber are your only realistic options, given that many taxis show extreme reluctance to take people out to the suburbs. What's worse, is that sometimes the buses don't even show up. I remember once I showed up to the bus stop 10 minutes ahead of the last bus. I waited for an hour and the bus didn't show up. I tried calling a taxi, but as it turns out taxi companies want you to be at an actual address - giving them a random intersection doesn't cut it. Fortunately, I was able to call a friend who, to his eternal credit, drove me home, but if I'd had Uber in that situation, it would have been a lifesaver.