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Istanbul has been ranked as one of the least expensive cities in Europe for public transport, according to a new comparative study analyzing fares across 50 major urban centers.
According to a study by Radical Storage, the world’s largest luggage storage platform, which measured the cost of bus, tram, metro and train tickets for both single rides and daily passes, the European average for a single ticket is €2.40 ($2.80), while passengers in Istanbul pay just €0.90—placing the city in joint second with Krakow, Poland, behind only Vilnius, Lithuania, where a ride costs €0.70.
The study stressed that Istanbul’s metro and tram tickets are particularly inexpensive, with fares set at €0.60.
This is less than one-third of the €2.60 average across the 31 European cities included in the metro comparison.
Similarly, tram services in Istanbul cost €0.60, well below the European tram average of €2.30.
Bus fares mirror the same pricing structure, making Istanbul the cheapest city in Europe for single bus rides.
Train journeys within the city also remain below the European average, with fares set at the same level, though they are not as inexpensive as metro and tram rides in relative terms.
While Istanbul stands out for its affordability in single fares, the study also highlighted the costliest public transport systems across the continent.
Aarhus in Denmark was identified as Europe’s most expensive city, with an average single ticket price of €6.20—well above the European average of €2.40.
Zurich, Switzerland, followed with €4.90, and Munich, Germany, came third at €4.10.
Notably, German cities featured heavily among the higher end of the scale, with half of the ten most expensive public transport systems in the study located in Germany.
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