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The metro in Tokyo is really expensive though. It costs almost 1000 yens for a one way trip from the suburb of Tokyo to central Tokyo.
by S4M 12y ago
The metro in Tokyo is really expensive though. It costs almost 1000 yens for a one way trip from the suburb of Tokyo to central Tokyo.
- jpatokal 12y agoErr, no, the maximum fare on the Tokyo Metro is Y310 (~US$2.5). Y1000 is enough for a trip of up to 60km one-way on JR, or even longer on cheaper private railways. Of course, in Tokyo there are people who commute that far, but that's definitely at the expensive side of the spectrum.
- S4M 12y agoYes, but you don't take into account the fact that you have to pay again when you change line.
- jpatokal 12y agoOnly if you change line to a different operator, and there are transfer rebates. Last time I lived in Tokyo, my hourlong commute that took me literally across the city (Yoyogi-uehara to Nezu) cost all of Y240 one way. This was on the cheaper side, but I'd wager the average commuter pays somewhere around Y500-600 (private railway plus metro), plus it's normally the employer that pays for the teikiken (commuter ticket) anyway.
- Aissen 12y agoActually, Tokyo is so huge that "suburb" could mean anything from Shibuya, to the second largest city in Japan (Yokohama). It all depends on what we mean by "Tokyo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area#Various_definitions_of_Tokyo.2FKant.C5.8D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area#Various_def...