Strasbourg Tramway - Fares

Fares

The CTS has several different tickets available to satisfy different needs, but general conditions of use are very simple. There is no division of the network into pricing zones; instead, a single fare is offered, costing 1.60€, allowing the holder to travel from any station to another, including transfers, regardless of distance (a system similar to that used on the New York City Subway). Tickets are not valid after the journey; they are stamped at the station just before entering the tram (on bus services, tickets are stamped inside the bus). They are sold individually and in packs of ten and thirty, at a discount of 15% and 19% respectively. A ticket is sold for 3.90€ (or 30.90€ for the pack of ten) which works like regular system, but also allows travel on the TER train to Strasbourg Airport. There are also return tickets, which are 10% cheaper than the price of two singles. The ‘24h individuel Alsa’ ticket allows one person to make an unlimited number of journeys in a period of 24 hours at a cost of 4€ while the ‘24h Trio’ ticket provides the same service to three people, at a price of €5.70. These last two tickets are also valid on TER trains travelling in the Urban Community of Strasbourg and include the nearby town of Kehl. Tram tickets are sold at numerous points in the city, such as newsagents, post offices, tobacconists etc.

Monthly and yearly passes also exist, with the yearly pass costing the same as ten monthly ones. As of February 2012, the price of an annual pass for an adult (age 26–64 years) is €456; persons aged under 25 pay a price of €228, and pensioners (65 years old and over) pay €205.20. Since 2010 the CTS has offered so-called Tarification Solidaire, i.e. reduced-price monthly and yearly passes to those in low income brackets. This reduction is calculated based on the quotient familial of the subscriber. The quotient familial (page in French) is a mesure used by the French administration and is roughly equal to 1/12th of a household's annual income divided by the number of fiscal members in the household for tax purposes. For subscribers with a quotient familial of less than €750 reductions are calculated on a scale from 50% reduction to 90% reduction in price of the monthly pass.

The Badgéo smart card, costing 4€, allows the user to purchase any ticket or subscription from tram stations, Crédit Mutuel branches and some other approved vendors. The card is then used like a ticket, allowing the user to travel according to the ticket or subscription that has been purchased. Monthly and yearly passes can only be bought in Badgéo form, as the paper forms of these passes have been discontinued.

Strasbourg tram tickets are more expensive than the average of other French cities whose population exceeds 450 000 (excluding Paris), when bought in a pack of ten, although they are not the most expensive. On the other hand, the price of a monthly subscription is in line with the average for large French cities.