What is the cheapest metro system in the world?

What is the cheapest metro system in the world?

9/11/2019 11:18:32 AM

Using metro in Caracas (Venezuela) is for free now.

With sky-rocketing inflation, printing the tickets costed more than the ride so they made it free.

1/6/2018 5:05:54 PM

As of Jan 2018 exchange rate of USD-INR, Delhi Metro has lowest fare of just 10 rupees or 16 US cents which I think is the lowest or second lowest in the world.
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9/7/2016 7:13:26 PM

You can take the London Underground for free between terminal 5 and terminals 2/3 at Heathrow. You will need an oyster card or contactless payment card though.

9/7/2016 6:57:53 PM

A ride on the Tashkent Metro in Uzbekistan costs $0.18, so it’s definitely one of the cheapest

3/6/2015 10:47:47 AM

Also you can enjoy cheap transportation in Iran, Like:

  • $0.14 Tehran, Iran (Capital City)
  • $0.17 Shiraz, Iran
  • $0.08 Mashhad, Iran

Prices in March 2015.

9/11/2019 8:58:37 PM

Some Metros aren’t on PriceOfTravel.com list. Others are out of date. The list has been updated since Mark Mayo’s answer but still outdated again quickly:

7/9/2012 4:53:22 PM

I’d like to add a second answer, because it’s one that is cheaper but not generally accessible to do individually as a traveller.

“The Pyongyang Metro, in North Korea was designed to operate every few minutes. During the rush hours, the trains can operate at a minimum interval of 2 minutes.

It is also one of the cheapest in the world to ride, at only 5 KP₩ (about $0.03 USD) per ticket.”

1/25/2012 9:26:19 PM

According to PriceOfTravel.com:

*all prices converted into US dollars in mid-November, 2010

Price ranges reflect shortest to longest rides in most cities. Tourists are most likely to pay the lowest price.

  • Caracas, Venezuela (metro, bus) $0.12 – $0.28
  • Cairo, Egypt (metro) $0.17
  • Delhi, India (metro) $0.18 – $0.66
  • La Paz, Bolivia (bus) $0.19 – $0.50
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (light rail, bus) $0.22 – $0.76
  • Marrakech, Morocco (bus) $0.24 – $0.61
  • Mexico City, Mexico (metro) $0.24
  • Panama City, Panama (bus) $0.25
  • Quito, Ecuador (bus) $0.25 – $0.35
  • Hong Kong, China (tram, ferry) $0.26 – $0.39
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina (bus, subway) $0.28 – $0.32
  • Beijing, China (subway) $0.30
  • Dakar, Senegal (bus) $0.31
  • Lima, Peru (bus) $0.36 – $0.64
  • Auckland, New Zealand (bus, train) $0.38 – $1.38
  • Macau, China (bus) $0.41 – $0.83
  • Shanghai, China (metro) $0.45 – $1.35
  • Cancun, Mexico (bus) $0.49
  • Taipei, Taiwan (metro, bus) $0.49 – $2.14
  • Bangkok, Thailand (skytrain, subway) $0.50 – $1.34
  • Singapore, Singapore (subway, light rail) $0.61 – $1.53
  • St. Petersburg, Russia (tram, bus, metro) $0.61 – $0.71
  • Cartagena, Colombia (bus) $0.64 – $0.80
  • Dubai, UAE (metro) $0.68 – $2.18
  • Montevideo, Uruguay (bus) $0.76
  • Sofia, Bulgaria (tram, bus, metro) $0.80
  • Phuket, Thailand (bus) $0.83, $1.17
  • Moscow, Russia (metro) $0.84
  • Krakow, Poland (bus, tram) $0.86
  • Seoul, South Korea (subway, bus) $0.89 – $1.77
  • Prague, Czech Republic (tram, bus, metro) $1.00 – $1.44
  • Santiago, Chile (metro, bus) $1.00 – $1.20
  • Istanbul, Turkey (tram, bus, metro, ferry) $1.03
  • Cape Town, South Africa (bus) $1.14
  • Lisbon, Portugal (tram, bus, metro) $1.16 – $3.97
  • New Orleans, USA (tram, bus) $1.25 – $1.50
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (metro, bus) $1.28 – $1.74
  • Budapest, Hungary (tram, bus, metro) $1.28 – $2.32
  • Athens, Greece (tram, bus, metro) $1.37
  • Madrid, Spain (metro, bus) $1.37
  • Monaco, Monaco (bus) $1.37
  • Rome, Italy (tram, bus, metro) $1.37
  • Tallinn, Estonia (bus, tram, trolley) $1.39 – $1.74
  • Dubrovnik, Croatia (bus) $1.48 – $1.85
  • Los Angeles, USA (bus, metro) $1.50
  • Chicago, USA (metro, bus) $1.54 – $1.73
  • Dublin, Ireland (tram, bus) $1.58 – $2.47
  • Nice, France (bus) $1.58
  • Tel Aviv, Israel (bus) $1.58
  • Washington DC, USA (metro) $1.60 – $5.00
  • Bruges, Belgium (bus) $1.64 – $2.74

I’ll stop there, as they just get more expensive after that.

So according to this, Mexico City prices have gone up to US$0.24 now, so your best has now lost out to a few other cities, and now Caracas would probably take the prize.

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