Starting May 1, traveling by bus through La Plata and the rest of the AMBA will be significantly more expensive. After the fare update based on the inflation index and the removal of subsidies, the minimum ticket will increase close to 5,4%breaking for the first time psychological barrier of the thousand pesos.
With this new scheme, the rates will be approximately as follows:
Registered SUBE:
- 0 to 3 km: $1,000.15 (previously $948.91)
- 3 to 6 km: $1,091.84 (previously $1,035.90)
- 6 to 12 km: $1,181.47 (previously $1,120.94)
- 12 to 27 km: $1,265.28 (previously $1,200.46)
- More than 27 km: $1,335.13 (previously $1,266.73)
Social rates:
- 0 to 3 km: $450.07 (previously $427.01)
- 3 to 6 km: $491.32 (previously $466.15)
- 6 to 12 km: $531.66 (previously $504.42)
- 12 to 27 km: $569.37 (previously $540.20)
- More than 27 km: $600.81 (previously $570.03)
Unregistered SUBE:
- 0 to 3 km: $1,590.24 (previously $1,508.77)
- 3 to 6 km: $1,736.02 (previously $1,647.08)
- 6 to 12 km: $1,878.54 (previously $1,782.30)
- 12 to 27 km: $2,011.79 (previously $1,908.72)
- More than 27 km: $2,122.86 (previously $2,014.10)
For those users who do not have the nominated cardthe cost will be substantially higher, starting from a minimum that will be around $1.600.
An increase in the midst of chaos
The increase comes in a critical context for public transportation in La Plata. Every day, users report a sharp reduction in frequencies, units in poor condition and long waits at stops.
While transportation companies ensure that operating costs (fuel and spare parts) remain above revenue, passengers face a service that degrades at the same time that the cost of the ticket becomes increasingly difficult to afford for the average worker.
This new rate is added to the recent rise in fuel prices, which generates a knock-on impact on the economy of thousands of people from La Plata who depend exclusively on the bus to get around.
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