Why Vienna Just Killed Its €1 Transit Ticket

For 13 years, you could ride Vienna's amazing trains (U-Bahn and trams) for €1 per day. But in January 2026, the city said goodbye to this legendary cheap fare. While many cities are looking at low or even free fare transit, Vienna serves as a reminder that high ridership and high transit mode share come down to far beyond the price! #urbanman #vienna #urbanplanning #transportationplanning Join Discord Server:   / discord   Watch next: How Budapest Saved Its Tram Network?    • How Budapest Saved Its Tram Network (while...   Why Everyone Takes Public Transit in Singapore?    • How Singapore Gets Everyone to Take Transit   Free Buses Aren't What You Think They Are    • Free Buses Aren’t What You Think They Are   How Seattle Keeps Expanding Its Light Rail?    • How Seattle Built the Fastest Growing Tran...   The Subway Philly Never Built    • The Subway Philadelphia Never Built   Major Sources (Can't Fit All): https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/server/... https://www.wien.gv.at/en/education/h... https://urbact.eu/whats-new/articles/... https://theoverheadwire.com/2025/09/v... https://mediarail.wordpress.com/are-v... https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/... https://futuramobility.org/en/%F0%9F%... https://ecity.solarisbus.com/en/e-mob... https://www.vienna.at/prices-for-annu... https://www.visitingvienna.com/transp... https://www.wien.gv.at/en/transportat... https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/... https://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.p... https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/O... https://navigatemobility.com/viennas-.... https://vienna-solutions.com/portfoli... https://www.forum-media.at/personalve... https://www.theguardian.com/world/201... https://positionen.wienerstadtwerke.a... https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en... https://www.wienerlinien.at/o/documen... https://www.diepresse.com/5911773/neu... https://www.diepresse.com/5912875/u2u... ganz-wien.at/wien/news/jahreskarte-und-fahrscheine-teurer.html https://www.luxtimes.lu/europeanunion... https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en... https://www.statistik.at/en/statistic... https://www.krone.at/3886791#:~:text=... https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en... https://www.theinternational.at/wiene... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://salzburg.orf.at/stories/3126832/ https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/ticket... https://www.berlin.de/en/news/1027386... https://www.vtf-online.de/neu-vbb-abo... https://climateandcommunity.org/resea... https://resources.gpla.co/vienna/hous... https://www.wien.gv.at/verkehr/neuer-... https://www.vienna.at/vienna-at-risk-... https://www.mobilitaetsagentur.at/wp-... https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2... https://www.allplan.com/blog/u2xu5-li... https://theinternational.at/september...    • Vienna's busy metro line U3 (train ASMR)      • Metro in Vienna - Wien - U-Bahn - Subway -...      • Transport in Vienna - Wiener Linien - Metr...      • Wien Praterstern: S-Bahn and U-Bahn      • Trams in Vienna - Strassenbahnen - Wiener ...      • 1000140 Traffic at Lassallestraße, Vienna      • Vienna Casual Morning Ride After Light Rain      • Highlights | Australia 2-0 Türkiye | FIFA ...      • Wiener Öffis: Jahreskarte wird ab 2026 deu...      • Das Linienkreuz U2/U5 und die Visualisieru...      • U2xU5: Die Öffi-Zukunft für Wien      • Unter der Stadt | So entsteht das neue U B...