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Have a play with https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/Season-Calculator.aspx https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/Season-Calculator... My old commu

• ghaff 4y ago
  And that's not necessarily out of line. Where I live outside Boston which is within a (long--about 90 minute) commute into the city, commuter rail passes (including subway/bus) + parking at commuter rail station would run you about $6,000 per year.
  • notahacker 4y ago
    But the point of comparison most people are making isn't with the infamously public-transport-averse USA, it's with countries in Europe where rail travel is state run and heavily subsidised (and the house price savings from living further up the line are smaller)
    • justincormack 4y ago
      The UK has an explicit policy of not subsidizing commuter trips, only longer trips.
      • blibble 4y ago
        it's actually the exact opposite the commuter fares are regulated, none of the others are
    • ghaff 4y ago
      As of 2020 about 60% of MBTA costs were not covered by fares. I don’t know if that’s considered heavily subsidized by European standards or not.
• blibble 4y ago
  I have been a London commuter for 15 years, with a £5k season ticket quite why you'd subject yourself to that pain if you're on barely more than minimum wage I really don't know
  • scott_w 4y ago
    If you’re doing that it’s because you don’t have a choice