What is the cheapest metro system in the world?
When traveling I am trying to avoid using the underground/metro/subway because I want to see the city I am visiting, but sometimes for long distances it is much quicker than any other form of transport.
So which city has the cheapest underground system? I'm looking for the cheapest available single fare price. It is okay if I have to use a pre-paid card as long as I can buy it right in the station.
On contender is Mexico City: 
Photo credit: Peter Hahndorf
In 2008 the price for a single ride was 2 pesos or € 0.10 (US$ 0.15), it is now up to 3 pesos, but that is still very cheap.
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I'd like to add a second answer, because it's one that is cheaper but not generally accessible to do individually as a traveller.
"The Pyongyang Metro, in North Korea was designed to operate every few minutes. During the rush hours, the trains can operate at a minimum interval of 2 minutes.
It is also one of the cheapest in the world to ride, at only 5 KP? (about $0.03 USD) per ticket."
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In which country Subway is cheapest?
What are the subway fares around the world?- Cairo. $0.13. \u2014 one ticket price (1 Egyptian Pound) ...
- Moscow. $0.61. \u2014 one ticket price (40 Russian Rubles) ...
- Dubai. $1.01. \u2014 one ticket price (3.70 Emirati Dirhams) ...
- Seoul. $1.09. \u2014 average ticket price (1.200 South Korean Wones) ...
- Singapore. $1.24. ...
- Taipei. $1.36. ...
- Tokyo. $1.77. ...
- Paris. $2.05.
What is the cheapest transportation in the world?
The cheapest rides with public transport can be made in Cairo (Egypt) and Buenos Aires (Argentina), where public transport costs -on average- 11 euro cents. Contrary to those cities, a one way public transport trip in Venice costs \u20ac 7.67 when the water bus is taken.Which country has the cheapest transportation system?
Luxembourg has become the first country with a free public transport system, with all fares for trams, trains and buses abolished as of February 29 2020. The one exception is first-class train travel, which will cost \xa32.60 (\u20ac3) per journey.Which country has best metro system?
Where are the world's best metro systems?- Seoul.
- Singapore.
- London.
- Paris.
- Madrid.
- New York City.
- Tokyo.
- Guangzhou, China. After failing five times in 30 years to create a metro system, Guangzhou's first metro line was finally opened in 1997 and a second line was opened in 2002.
ALL METRO SYSTEM OF THE WORLD A-Z [PART1]
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Answer 2
Some Metros aren't on PriceOfTravel.com list. Others are out of date. The list has been updated since Mark Mayo's answer but still outdated again quickly:
- $0.00 Caracas (officially it's $0.10 but they stopped charging because they don't have material for tickets)
- $0.001 Pyongyang (given current exchange rate assuming the fare is still 5 KPW)
- $0.16 Dnipropetrovsk (4 UAH)
- $0.20 Kharkov (5 UAH)
- $0.24 Yerevan
- $0.29 Tbilisi
- $0.32 Kyiv (8 UAH)
- $0.35 Minsk
- $0.35 Buenos Aires (the Premetro is only $0.03)
Answer 3
Also you can enjoy cheap transportation in Iran, Like:
- $0.14 Tehran, Iran (Capital City)
- $0.17 Shiraz, Iran
- $0.08 Mashhad, Iran
Prices in March 2015.
Answer 4
You can take the London Underground for free between terminal 5 and terminals 2/3 at Heathrow. You will need an oyster card or contactless payment card though.
Answer 5
Using metro in Caracas (Venezuela) is for free now.
With sky-rocketing inflation, printing the tickets costed more than the ride so they made it free.
Answer 6
As of Jan 2018 exchange rate of USD-INR, Delhi Metro has lowest fare of just 10 rupees or 16 US cents which I think is the lowest or second lowest in the world.
Answer 7
A ride on the Tashkent Metro in Uzbekistan costs $0.18, so it's definitely one of the cheapest
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