Which city has the best public transport system?

Best public transport in the world
  1. Berlin. Comfortable, safe and always on time, public transport in Berlin is a delight. ...
  2. Prague. The Czech capital is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and its public transport network only adds to that. ...
  3. Tokyo. ...
  4. Copenhagen. ...
  5. Stockholm. ...
  6. Singapore. ...
  7. Hong Kong. ...
  8. Taipei.




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Seoul comes out on top, followed by Madrid and Shanghai. Closer to home the London Underground comes 5th and Paris takes the last spot. Accessibility was assessed with a points-based system. Each subway was given points for the number of stations with step-free access, lifts and escalators.

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Houston rates as the only southern city with a top-25 transit system. In many major southern cities, including Charlotte and Atlanta, the typical transit commute length is double the commute length for drivers.

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1. New York. With subways, buses, and commuter rail systems that connect all five boroughs, New York City boasts one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. The subway system alone, with its 472 stations and over 650 miles of track, is a prime example of efficient and reliable US transport.

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The metropolitan regions with the best public transportation are NYC (which includes portions of New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut), Chicago (includes portions of Wisconsin and Indiana), Washington DC (includes portions of Maryland and Virginia).

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The country's largest metro system is the New York City Subway which has a system length of 337 kilometers / 209 miles. The country's oldest metro system is the city of Chicago's L Train which began operation in 1892.

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From the subway to buses, streetcars, and ferries, public transit networks in the United States offer a variety of travel options. The most widely used form of public transport in the United States is buses, which account for nearly half of all public transit trips.

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Hong Kong, China: Mass Transit Railway (MTR) The MTR is globally renowned for being the most profitable, cleanest, and most efficient metro system in the world.

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Some 21% of urban residents use public transit on a regular basis, compared with 6% of suburban residents and just 3% of rural residents.

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With more than half a million Amtrak and commuter customers passing through its concourses every day, New York Penn Station is the busiest rail hub in North America.

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The Shanghai Metro is the world's longest metro network at 803 kilometres (499 mi) and has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips.

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According to Statista Consumer Insights, 73 percent of American commuters use their own car to move between home and work, making it by far the most popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, only 13 percent of the 7,649 respondents use public transportation while 11 percent ride their bike.

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1. Switzerland. Switzerland is known for being a really expensive place to live, so it's not too surprising to see that they were the number one most expensive country for public transport fares.

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Bus travel is considered four times safer than taking a train and fifty times safer than riding in a passenger vehicle. The most recent statistics released by the United States Department of Transportation listed 35 occupant fatalities on buses, compared to 12,355 passenger vehicle fatalities in the same year.

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The Tremont Street subway in Boston's MBTA subway system is the oldest subway tunnel in North America and the third oldest still in use worldwide to exclusively use electric traction (after the City and South London Railway in 1890, and the Budapest Metro's Line 1 in 1896), opening on September 1, 1897.

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