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which cities have free or nominally priced transit? Certainly not Paris, anywhere in Germany, Switzerland, Amsterdam, etc.
by ratchetbob 4y ago
which cities have free or nominally priced transit? Certainly not Paris, anywhere in Germany, Switzerland, Amsterdam, etc.
- woodruffw 4y agoThe Paris metro is €1.90 (from a quick online search), which I’d argue is pretty close to nominal: it’s substantially below even the cheap public transit systems in the US like the NYC subway.
- ratchetbob 4y agoNYC subway is $2.75 / trip. Before the euro lost value those would be equivalent rates.
- rippercushions 4y agoSingle fares in Switzerland are indeed extortionate, but there are a wide variety of passes that cut costs considerably, including one that gives you free travel throughout the entire country. https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/railpasses/ga.html https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/railpasses/ga....
- incone123 4y agoThere's a pass that gives actual free travel, or just unlimited travel for a fixed price?
- rippercushions 4y agoYou pay CHF 3860 upfront, and you get a magical card that lets you ride (almost) every train and bus in Switzerland as much as you like for a year.
- loeg 4y agoThat's about $11.50/day, including weekends, or $16/biz day. For a commuter, that's $8 each way. That is a pretty substantial fare.