Price hike for public transport tickets

Switzerland’s public transport service remains tops but consumers faced above average ticket prices over the past five years, a study has found. Swiss public transport prices remain average, however, when compared with six other European countries – Germany, France, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria. The survey, published on Wednesday by the information service for public transport (LITRA), is a follow-up of a 2013 price comparison study. “The great strengths of Swiss public transport are, as before, the very high service quality and the direct transport system that offers the facility to cross the entire country by various means of transport with a single ticket,” the service's statement said. “In a cross-comparison, Switzerland still offers the best price-performance ratio.” Future pricing The study found that the range of saver tickets has expanded in all seven countries. Price differentiation depending on the time of booking and travel is ...