One of World’s Most Liveable Cities Ends Euro-a-Day Travel Pass

A crunch in public finances is forcing Vienna to increase the cost of its annual public transport ticket for the first time in 13 years, ending a euro-a-day fare for unlimited travel on city buses, trams and underground subways.

Commuters in the Austrian capital will have to pay at least €461 ($540) for a full-year pass from January, a 26% increase from the current €365 price, public transport company Wiener Linien said in a statement Monday.