What cities have the best and worst public transportation?

Here's what their public transit data analysis shows. Boston (MA), Seattle (WA) and Washington (DC) were determined to have the top three public transit systems in America, whereas the public transit systems in Las Vegas (NV), San Diego (CA) and San Antonio (TX) were judged to be the worst.



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The list was topped by the reliable, safe and comfortable public transport in Berlin.

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The Top 9 Public Transportation Systems Around the World
  • Santiago, Chile. ...
  • Tokyo, Japan. ...
  • Madrid, Spain. ...
  • Shanghai, China. ...
  • Paris, France. ...
  • Taipei, Taiwan. ...
  • Berlin, Germany. ...
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


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1. Switzerland. Tucked inside the small but incredibly beautiful country of Switzerland is one of the most efficient and scenic rail networks in the world.

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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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And after being crowned European Green Capital 2023, Tallinn is far from resting on its laurels so far as clean transport and other aspects of urban life go. Here's what it's making possible. Europe's richest country made public transport free: Could other countries do the same?

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Trains in Europe Trains might be the easiest way to travel around Europe, and one of the reasons is because you can visit multiple countries with just one rail pass. With the Eurail Global Pass, you'll have access to unlimited and borderless travel without needing to book several tickets per destination.

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The 7 most beautiful bus lines in the world
  • Morocco: From Marrakech to Er-Rachidia.
  • United States: From New York to San Francisco.
  • England: From Davistock to Dawlish.
  • Nepal: From KATMANDU to POKHARA.
  • Australia : From GEELONG to APOLLO BAY.
  • Brazil: from Rio de Janeiro to Lima.


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The international train network connects Spain with Portugal and France. It features the AVE high-speed train connection with France.

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Rail and air travel are the safest modes per distance travelled, followed by bus. The passengers of trains, bus/coach and planes within the EU have the lowest fatality risk per passenger kilometre.

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Trenitalia's Paris to Milan route was first introduced in December 2021, serviced by Hitachi Rail's ETR1000. This super high speed train travels at 300km/h - with the ability to go400km/h if not limited by track regulations - making it the fastest train in Europe.

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Passenger vehicles are by far the most dangerous motorized transportation option compared. Over the last 10 years, passenger vehicle death rate per 100,000,000 passenger miles was over 20 times higher than for buses, 17 times higher than for passenger trains, and 595 times higher than for scheduled airlines.

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While trains have more accidents, plane crashes typically kill a lot more people per incident.

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Traveling Safely In fact, when you look more closely at the data, you find that bus and train fatalities occur much less often than airplane crashes. For example, in 2016, there were only 0.7 fatalities per billion passenger miles traveled on a bus versus 1.06 for air travel.

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