Public Transport Pass Calculator

How to compare

1. Enter both prices for the same eligible travel and pass validity period, including mandatory charges.
2. Optionally enter the number of paid tickets you expect to buy. Leave it blank to see only the threshold.
3. Read the first cheaper count separately from any same-price count. A tie is not a saving.
4. If your operator has a matching total fare cap, open the optional section and enable it. The cap must cover exactly the same travel and period.

What you can check

• The first ticket count at which the pass is strictly cheaper, with exact ties shown separately.
• Actual total costs and savings for your own expected paid-ticket count.
• One optional aggregate fare cap for the same coverage and period.
• Copy or print a localized summary, including its scope and assumptions.

When this comparison helps

• A sightseeing day: compare a day pass with the tickets you would actually pay for.
• A regular commute: compare a weekly pass with your paid journeys, including transfer rules.
• A hybrid month: enter your expected tickets for that pass period without converting weeks into a fixed month.

Choosing between a pass and single tickets

For an uncapped fixed fare, multiply the ticket price by the number of paid tickets. The pass first becomes cheaper at the next whole ticket after the pass-price-to-fare ratio.

A ticket is not always a boarding. Some transfers are included, while a return journey may need two separately charged tickets. Use the operator’s rules to estimate paid tickets.

Fare caps limit cumulative pay-as-you-go charges. A daily maximum cannot stand in for a monthly maximum; only enter a cap with the same time window and coverage as the pass.

Check zones, time restrictions, concessions and eligibility. Even when costs tie, convenience may influence your choice; uncertain future travel can change the eventual outcome.

Worked examples with invented prices

At EUR 2.50 per ticket and EUR 10.00 for a pass, four tickets cost EUR 10.00: a tie. At five tickets, singles cost EUR 12.50 and the pass saves EUR 2.50.

At EUR 2.50 per ticket and EUR 8.00 for a pass, three tickets cost EUR 7.50. Four cost EUR 10.00, so the pass saves EUR 2.00 from four tickets. There is no whole-ticket tie.

With EUR 2.50 tickets, a EUR 10.00 pass and a matching EUR 10.00 cap, costs tie from four tickets onward. The pass never becomes strictly cheaper.

What this calculator cannot compare

This model requires an unlimited pass for one person and one fixed single fare over the same eligible travel and validity period. It is not an official fare quote.

Distance-based or changing fares, limited-ride passes, groups, bundles, subsidies, refunds and overlapping daily or weekly caps need a different comparison.

Currency selection changes the denomination, not the value through an exchange rate. No live prices, cash-rounding rules or prediction of your future travel are included.

Your inputs and privacy

Inputs remain in page memory; this calculator adds no upload, saved calculation or share link containing your prices. Copy and print happen only when you request them.

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