Which country has the highest number of public transport?

Hong Kong has the highest use of public transport with 80% of the population preferring the mode. Hong Kong is highly congested, and the government discourages the use of private vehicles by levying high taxes on imported vehicles and parking fee.



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Switzerland is often cited as the best European country in terms of public transport.

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Many of the UK's major cities have excellent public transport networks. Trams run in many cities including Edinburgh, Nottingham, Manchester, and Sheffield. Many cities such as Bath, York and Oxford are walkable.

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Data Reveals Which UK Cities Have the Best Public Transport Links
  • London – Cheapest City to Travel In & The Most Train Stations.
  • Stoke-on-Trent – Most Bus Stops Per 100,000 People.
  • Nottingham – Most Bus Routes Per 100,000 People.
  • Leeds – Most Student Residences Per 100,000 People.


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London is known to have one of the largest, safest and most efficient public transport networks in the world. It has integrated bus, rail, river and road systems spanning the city's 32 boroughs, and beyond.

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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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It probably comes as no surprise that in a global 2019 survey of railroad efficiency, the top two places went to Japan and Hong Kong, with scores of 6.8 and 6.5 (out of seven) respectively.

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On 29 February 2020, Luxembourg became the first country in the world to make all public transport in the country (buses, trams, and trains) free to use.

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Freedom Passes give London residents free travel in the city – including National Rail services, the Underground, buses, river services and trams – and free local bus journeys nationally. If you live in London, you can apply for a Freedom Pass if one of the following applies to you: you've reached State Pension age.

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The most well known is the London Underground (commonly known as the Tube), the oldest rapid transit system in the world (opened 1863). Another system also in London is the separate Docklands Light Railway (opened 1987).

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Each subway system was scored on the level of comfort on offer to passengers, which included ventilation and public bathrooms. London topped the list, offering the most toilets per passenger and ventilation systems at most stations.

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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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Britain's railways remain the safest and greenest forms of land transport, but there is no room for complacency.

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