Comparison of Basic Monthly Tansit Pass Prices for Major Canadian & US Cities

With the Canadian Dollar virtually at par with the United States Dollar, this is an excellent time to compare the cost of a basic monthly transit pass between selected Canadian & American Cities. All of the cities listed below provide both bus and rail service.

1) TTC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada = $121.00 regular ($111.00 with a fixed monthly subscription).

2) MDCT, Miami, Florida, USA = $100.00

3) OC Transpo, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada = $91.50

4) MTA, New York City, USA = $89.00 (for 30 days)

5) CTA, Chicago, Illinois, USA = $86.00 (for 30 days)

6) CT, Calgary, Alberta, Canada = $85.25

7) ETS, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada = $81.50

8) Translink, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada = $81.00 (zone 1 pass)

9) SEPTA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA = $78.00

10) Tri-Met, Portland, Oregon, USA = $75 for 2 zones ($86 for all zones)

11) MTS, San Diego, California, USA = $72.00

12) RTD, Denver, Colorado, USA = $70.00

13) STM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada = $70 (or $148 for 4 months)

14) METRO TRANSIT, St. Louis, Missouri, USA = $68.00

15) UTA, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA = $67.00

16) DART, Dallas, Texas, USA = $65.00 Local ($75.00 System Wide)

17) MTA, Los Angeles, California, USA = $62.00

18) MUNI, San Francisco, California, USA = $60 (or $70 to include rides on BART within the SF city limits).

19) MARTA, Atlanta, Georgia, USA = $60.00

20) MBTA, Boston, Massachusetts, USA = $59.00

(Sources: the official websites for the transit systems listed above.)