How much would free public transport cost Ireland?

The elimination of fares would cost up to €550 million a year, or €750 million a year if private bus operators were included in the scheme. It could also increase antisocial behaviour by users, and there was a risk of “public backlash” if the policy had to be reversed, the report found.



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So, how much would free local public transport cost? For less than £3.5 billion a year the government could operate a free bus system in Great Britain (this is equivalent to the annual revenue that bus tickets generated pre-pandemic).

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In my experience, it is occasionally cheaper, for a single person on a short journey where you would have to pay for parking. The difference isnt much though-perhaps £1.00. On long journeys or for more than 1 person, it's always cheaper to drive.

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The UK government subsidised operators across England to cap many single bus fares at £2, between January and March 2023, at a cost of £60mn.

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Tickets and fares for Dublin tram services The tram network is divided into several zones. How much your journey costs depends on how many zones you are travelling through — fares range from €1.70 for one zone up to €2.60 for 8 zones.

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General secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch told the New Statesman: “Unlike trains in the rest of Europe, which tend to be publicly owned and have cheaper fares, most UK trains are privatised, which means that a profit has to be paid out, reducing the scope for fare cuts.”

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Public transport in Tallinn has been free since 2013; a political decision taken to help ease the cost-of-living for citizens. Environmental motivations were secondary, but as more and more places seek to decarbonise in this way, the European pioneer has become an unexpected trailblazer.

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What is the cheapest metro in the world? The Pyongyang Metro is the cheapest in the world.

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