Monthly pass or single tickets: build a transport budget

Describe the route first

List your likely home and work areas, modes of transport and travel days. Check whether the fare covers the required zones and transfers. A central-city pass may not cover an airport or a commute from outside its boundary; use the operator’s current product terms.

Compare equivalent options

For simple uncapped single fares, multiply the payable fare by the number of paid journeys, then compare that subtotal with a valid recurring pass. Transfers, daily caps and concessions can change the result, so this multiplication is not a universal tariff model.

Illustration only: 40 paid journeys at 2 each cost 80. A pass at 60 saves 20 only if it covers those same journeys and you are eligible. These are arithmetic examples, not transport fares for a city.

Keep the billing period visible

A calendar-month pass, a 30-day ticket and an annual subscription are different products. An annual price divided by 12 is a monthly planning equivalent, not necessarily a cancellable monthly offer. Keep taxis, intercity trips and occasional airport travel separate if the pass excludes them.

Sources and further reading

• Lifovra — How it works