Which city has the best public transportation? Oliver Wyman and the University of California examined the public transportation networks of cities around the world, with Hong Kong the main winner. Amsterdam is outside the top 10, but has one of the most sustainable public transport systems.

For their study, the researchers looked at public transportation networks in sixty major cities. Hong Kong emerged as the winner due to its affordable public transport network with high stop density and good rail infrastructure.

Even if it takes the lead, Hong Kong can improve its public transport network, believe Oliver Wyman and the University of California. For example, the network contains relatively few autonomous vehicles. Additionally, there is room to enhance the entire travel experience from start to finish through smart apps.

The researchers assessed the public transport network of sixty cities based on various criteria. Such as: How fast can you travel in a certain city on public transport? What modes of transportation are available? Until what time can you use the network? And how far does it go on average until it stops?

Zurich Switzerland takes second place in the ranking. Like Hong Kong’s public transport network, Zurich is also affordable. In addition, it is efficient and stops almost always within walking distance. One point of improvement for Zurich? The city is lagging behind in the area of ​​shared mobility.

In third place is Sweden’s Stockholm. The city has an extensive and dense public transport network that provides access to Sweden’s “excellent national rail network,” the researchers said.

Singapore took fourth place, followed by Helsinki from Finland, Olso from Norway, Tokyo from Japan, Paris from France and Berlin from Germany. Tenth place is given to the London network in Great Britain. In short: almost entirely European public transport hegemony.

Dutch

Our capital is outside the top ten: Amsterdam is in eleventh and scores slightly above the European average (and certainly well above the global average). The main reason why our capital doesn’t occupy the top spot is usually the Netherlands: Amsterdammers (almost) all have bicycles.

More than a quarter of all trips in the city are made by bicycle alone, and according to the researchers this is at the expense of the public transport network: shared mobility is relatively underdeveloped in Amsterdam.

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Lower area

There are no European or North American countries in the lower region. Cairo (Egypt) ranks 51st, followed by Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Casablanca (Morocco), Quito (Ecuador), Cape Town (South Africa), Manila (Sri Lanka), Johannesburg (South Africa), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) ) ) and Nairobi (Kenya).

At the very bottom is Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia. The city has a small public transport network, which is rarely used. To counter this, ticket prices for residents have recently been reduced, while Jeddah is also planning to do so to open the metro network.