> Cheap fares? You get decrepit busses from the 80s and the timetable's just a suggestion (what my city used to have) I don’t think this is generally true... I

> Cheap fares? You get decrepit busses from the 80s and the timetable's just a suggestion (what my city used to have) I don’t think this is generally true... If it is true, then the I suspect government subsidize are a bigger factor in explaining the variance of public transit quality then fare price. Take Reykjavík as an example. It has the most expensive public transit fare price in Europe (86% above the European average) and all you get are some buses every 30-60 min (with only a handful of lines running more frequently during rush hour), timetables from the 80s and a ticketing system that never actually works. It is safe to say that Reykjavík has an expensive, poorly developed and unreliable transit system. I think a well funded transit system can actually accomplish all three pretty easily, as long as they are willing to sacrifice some convenience for private vehicles.