After the prices of the TFL tickets were raised on March 2, the London Tube was officially named the most expensive public transport system in the world.

The ticket prices rose 4.6 percent and exceeded the prices for Berlin’s U Ban.

The Berlin metro system is still more expensive when it comes to single central district rides. 

The prices for using the metro train in Paris and Washington, DC, were significantly cheaper. 

You can see the Top 10 ranking below, with prices for single and 24-hour tickets:

London: £2.80-£2.90 and £8.90-£16.30 

Berlin: £2.15-£3.14 and £8.19-£10.17

New York: £2.29, one day ticket N/A

Barcelona: £2.19 and £9.55

Washington DC: £1.78 and £10.65

Milan: £1.82 and £6.28

Paris: £1.65-£2.07 and £9.93

Madrid: £1.24 and £8.24

Tokyo: 95p and £4.23

Seoul: 77p, one day ticket N/A

Source: Telegraph, Time Out

Photo: @tubemapper

Tomasz Modrzejewski