Operator-cited · zone-aware · updated quarterly target
Public transit fare calculator
Unlike taxis, transit fares depend on ticket medium, zones and sometimes time-of-day - there is no honest single-number estimate without the agency fare engine. We publish cited tariff snapshots for 8 flagship cities so you can benchmark against our taxi and rideshare tools before you travel.
Deep methodology: How we source fares.
Cities with cited transit profiles
Each page lists operator fares with verification dates and rider caveats.
- BerlinBVG (+ Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg)From €3.20 typical ride
- ChicagoChicago Transit AuthorityFrom $2.50 typical ride
- LondonTransport for LondonFrom £2.70 typical ride
- New York CityMTA New York City TransitFrom $2.90 typical ride
- ParisÎle-de-France Mobilités / RATPFrom €2.15 typical ride
- San FranciscoSan Francisco Municipal Transportation AgencyFrom $2.50 typical ride
- TokyoTokyo Metro + Toei Subway (representative combo)From ¥220 typical ride
- Washington, D.C.Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityFrom $2.95 typical ride
FAQ
Why don't you calculate transit fares like taxi fares?
Transit operators charge station-to-station or zone-based fares that rarely match driving distance one-to-one. Until we embed official fare engines per agency, we publish curated tariff snapshots with citations so you can sanity-check against taxi and rideshare.
Are airport trains included?
Dedicated airport expresses (Heathrow Express, Narita Skyliner, AirTrain JFK, etc.) usually carry premium fares. Each city page calls out known exclusions in rider tips.
How often do you verify?
Every transit profile carries a last-verified date on the authority URL we cite. Target cadence is 180 days - stale profiles follow the same audit workflow as taxi tariffs.
Can I compare with Uber or taxis?
Yes - open the taxi calculator on each city page and contrast door-to-door pricing versus transit walk-plus-fare assumptions.