Free Public Transportation

I’ve decided that free public transportation will be my life’s cause. That’s because it’s good for the environment and it’s a great mechanism for fighting the never-ending concentration of wealth.

There’s a very comprehensive Wikipedia page on the topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_public_transport

My page will attempt to put a little different structure to the matter, as I work through how I can promote the cause.

Categorized Lists of Free Transit

Countries with Totally Free Transit

• Luxembourg: On 29 February 2020, Luxembourg became the first country in the world to make all public transport in the country (buses, trams, and trains) free to use.

Countries with Free Transit for Residents

• Malta: On 1 October 2022, Malta made its public transport free on most routes, though unlike in Luxembourg, this applies only to residents.

Cities with Free Transit

• Kharkiv, Ukraine is the largest city in the world with free public transport with a population of 1420000 residents, introduced in 2022.
• Hasselt, Belgium: fares were abolished in 1997 and ridership was as much as 13 times higher by 2006.
• Tallinn, Estonia: the capital city switched to free public transport in 2013 after a public vote.
• Belgrade, Serbia: Since 2025, a city with 1,380,000 inhabitants, has been free.
• Washington State, United States: 14 rural transit systems have adopted zero-fare policies, either permanently or through pilots in the 2020s. Fares for passengers aged 18 and younger have been free on most local and inter-city transit systems in the state since September 2022. The program includes inter-city Amtrak trains operated by the state, as well as the Washington State Ferries system.

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