Spain is ramping up to follow Germany’s Deutschland Ticket, which gives nationwide public transit access for a flat rate.
I love our Deutschland Tickets. The subscription system is wonky, but once you have it running it’s wonderful.
Nice work, Spain!
wait wait wait, why does germany get the praise when the Generalabonnament (GA) has been a thing in switzerland since *opens Ecosia* 1898?!?!
Our GA is older than germany?!?!
Generalabonnament
I didn’t know about the GA in Switzerland. That’s great to hear.
Of course, then I look at the price. It’s CHF 355, which is about 379 Euro/month. That’s crazy high compared to these other programs. It might get access to better trains, such as the HSR system that the D-Ticket doesn’t, but most people don’t need those on a monthly basis.
Points for a unified system, negative points for being crazy expensive, unless I’m missing something, of course.