Links to Transit Fare Information for Major Metropolitan Areas in the US and Canada

 

Compiled by

Citizens Taking Action for transit dependent riders

http://www.CTAriders.org

 

Please note that no two transit systems are identical, and that fare structures vary

based upon zones, peak/off peak, paid vs free transfers, express services, modes of travel, bulk ticket discounts, etc.  Canadian cities are included only for purpose of information.

 

Mayor Conducts Study to Eliminate Transit Fares Entirely:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/07/BAG8ROGRI21.DTL

 

New York

$2.00 basic, $25.00 Weekly, $81.00 Monthly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_transit_fares

http://www.mta.info/mta/fares/

 

Boston

$1.70 basic, $15.00 Weekly, $59.00 Monthly

http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/subway/

 

Philadelphia

$1.45 basic, $20.75 Weekly, $78.00 Monthly

http://www.septa.com/fares.html

 

Washington

$1.25 basic, $1.65-4.50 Zones

http://www.wmata.com/riding/hours_fares.cfm?fromMenu=SchedulesAndFares.1

 

San Francisco

$1.50 basic, $15.00 Weekly, $45.00 Monthly, Zones

http://sanfrancisco.about.com/od/munibart/ss/muniandmaps_3.htm

http://sanfrancisco.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=sanfrancisco&cdn=citiestowns&tm=55&gps=321_611_796_365&f=10&su=p284.9.336.ip_p554.12.336.ip_&tt=29&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//bart.gov/tickets/calculator/fareCalculator.asp

 

Denver

$1.75 basic, $15.75 -Ten Rides, $60.00 Monthly

http://www.rtd-denver.com/FaresAndPasses/index.html

 

Milwaukee

$2.00 basic, No Weekly, $40.00 Monthly

http://www.ridemcts.com/fares/index.asp

 

Kansas City

$1.25, No Weekly, $40.00 Monthly

http://www.kcata.org/fares/

 

St. Louis

$1.75 basic, $19.00 Weekly, $60.00 Monthly

http://www.metrostlouis.org/Fares/FareChart.asp

 

Cleveland

$1.75 basic, $17.50 Weekly, $63.00 Monthly

http://www.riderta.com/ro_fares.asp

 

Detroit

$1.50 basic, $14.40 Weekly, $47.00 Monthly

http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/DetroitDepartmentofTransportation/BusInformation/Fares/tabid/1256/Default.aspx

 

Los Angeles

$1.25 basic, $17.00 Weekly, $62.00 Monthly

http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/riders_guide/paying_fare.htm

 

New Orleans

$1.25 basic, No Weekly, $55.00 Monthly

http://www.norta.com/fares/

 

Atlanta

$1.75 basic, $13.00 Weekly, $52.50 Monthly

http://www.itsmarta.com/howto/fares.htm

 

Miami

$2.00 basic, $26.00 Weekly, $100.00 Monthly

http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/fares1.asp

 

Buffalo

$1.50-2.25 basic, No Weekly, $55-66.00 Monthly

http://www.nfta.com/metro/routes.asp

 

Baltimore

$1.60 basic, $16.50 Weekly, $64.00 Monthly

http://www.mtamaryland.com/fares/currentfares/

 

Pittsburg

$1.50-3.25 Zones, $20-30.00 Weekly, $75-110.00 Monthly, $825-1210.00 Annual

http://www.portauthority.org/PAAC/FaresPasses/Fares/tabid/122/Default.aspx

 

Cincinnati

$1.50-2.50 Zones, No Weekly, $55-115.00 Monthly

http://www.go-metro.com/fares.html

 

Indianapolis

$1.50 basic, $17.00 Weekly, $55.00 Monthly

http://www.indygo.net/fares.htm

 

Minneapolis/St. Paul

$1.75-2.25 Off Peak/Peak basic, No Weekly, $59-85.00 Monthly

http://www.metrotransit.org/buyPass/transitFares.asp

 

Columbus

$1.50 basic, $18.00+.50 Weekly, $45-62.00 Monthly

http://www.cota.com/fares_and_passes.asp

 

Seattle

$1.50-2.25 basic, No Weekly, $54-81.00 Monthly, $594-891.00 Annual

http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/fare/fare-info.html#fare_matrix

 

Dallas

$1.50-2.50 basic, $15-25.00 Weekly, $50-80.00 Monthly

http://www.dart.org/fares/fares.asp

 

Houston

$1-3.50 basic, Fare Card

http://www.ridemetro.org/FareInfo/Default.aspx

 

Las Vegas

$1.25 basic, No Weekly, $40.00 Monthly

http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/transit/fares_passes.cfm

 

San Diego

$1-2.50 basic, No Weekly, $64-90.00 Monthly

http://www.sdmts.com/fares.asp

 

Vancouver

$2.50-3.50 basic, $19-38.00 Ten Tickets, $73-136.00 Monthly

http://www.translink.bc.ca/Transportation_Services/Fares_Passes/default.asp

 

Toronto

$2.75 basic, $32.25 Weekly, $100-109.00 Monthly

http://www3.ttc.ca/Fares_and_passes/Prices/index.jsp

 

Montreal

$2.75 basic, $19.25 Weekly, $66.25 Monthly

http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/a-tarif.htm

 

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