Huge eighteen wheelers, sometimes with trailers, are a common sight on the freeways. King County has a bus system, Metro, which covers passenger travel within the county. Most main streets have Metro bus stops. A person from Kent can easily travel to Seattle by riding the bus. Boating in the valley today is generally limited to pleasure craft.
Many people own boats for fishing, water skiing or sailing.
The many small lakes and the Green River, as well as Lake Washington and Puget Sound, offer close access to the water for local boaters. Air travel in the Kent area is generally available at the public airports in south King County. Dick Scobee Field at the Auburn Airport accomodates light airplane traffic. Boeing Field in south Seattle has light planes, large propeller craft and jet planes landing daily. Sea-Tac Airport, south of Seattle and first operational in 1949, handles most national and international air traffic in the area.