flat fare

English

Noun

flat fare (plural flat fares)

1. (transport) A fare, usually for one journey, that remains the same no matter how far one travels.
   • 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 118:

     Today London buses have a flat fare, but the Underground covers too wide an area for the policy to be feasible on the network.

   • 2023 December 13, Mel Holley, “Network News: Open access operations help to boost First's figures”, in RAIL, number 998, page 20:

     The financial growth reflects the return of passengers to rail and bus. The latter has been boosted by the DfT's £2 flat fare for any journey, although (like rail) ridership is still lower than pre-COVID.

Translations

type of fare

• Finnish: kiinteä hinta