Metro Madrid Mocks Me?

I never leave home without one of these tickets. It's the Metro Bono ticket that can be used for 10 trips either on the metro or on the bus.

Year upon year, I see this little, yet oh-so-necessary ticket get more and more expensive.

2007: € 6.70

2008: € 7.00 (+ 4.5%)

2009: € 7.40 (+ 5.7%)



The Metro/bus system must be investing in something important, because year over year they keep increasing the ticket price well above Spain's average inflation rate, which is 2.4% according to INE.

Sara's Top 5 for why the bono price keeps rising so aggressively....

1. Why not? People will still buy their basic need - public transportation
2. Madrid metro might be cheaper than other EU subways - let's even out the playing game
3. Madrid metro and downtown buses are planning on going "eco" all the way
4. Madrid metro has to replace all the vandalized tilework on the walls
5. It's as simple as sports - Madrid vs. Barcelona: which transport system can charge more?

Madrid Metro

Madrid's metro system is one of the largest metros in the world, and it is my best friend for traveling all over the city. In fact, most of the time I have lived in Madrid, I have learned the city by way of popping my head out of a metro station and getting to know all of the establishments in a very close radius. Kind of like a gopher!

I took this picture with my mobile phone (sorry for the bad quality). It's one of the new billboards that promotes Madrid's metro. The slogan is something like "The world wishes it could have a metro like Madrid's metro". Take a better look at the picture. Did ya notice that Miss Liberty is bowing down to Madrid's metro entrance? Well apparently the sphinx does too. If you want proof, I can take a picture of that one too!