Editor’s Note: Jane and Jodi didn’t set out to write blogs on similar subjects, but between them they’ve covered some of the world’s top mass-transit options. Read Jane’s original Lost Art of Mass Transiting picks in Melbourne, San Francisco & Prague; or dive into Jodi’s recommendations for Helsinki, Berlin, Paris and Sydney below.

Sometimes getting there is half the fun. I have wonderful memories of all these journeys on public transport, and enjoy the relaxing the ride in-between various points of interest. In fact, the friend who first took me to visit Suomenlinna Island still tells the story of how I got off the ferry, walked around for 10 minutes and asked if we could catch the same ferry back. Summer or winter, it is still one of my f