This is the news that makes Parisian public transport users tremble. Given the rise in energy prices, the Île-de-France Region would consider raising the price of the Navigo pass from 75 to 90 euros per month, while the price of the metro ticket would drop from 1.90 to 2.30 euro. At the moment, nothing has been decided yet and the president of the Region Valérie Pécresse trusts that the government will support, at least partially, this cost increase in order to keep the monthly price of the Navigo pass below 80 euros.
A guest on France Inter’s morning paper this Monday, Olivier Véran recalled that the government had already prevented the explosion in the price of the metro ticket during the pandemic and that the final decision rested with the president of the IDF region. For his part, the Minister of Transport Clément Beaune opened the door to government support and assistance this Monday morning at RMC. Talks are underway between the two parties to explore alternatives for Ile-de-France transport. But what about the situation in other French regions? BFM Business takes stock.
Increases from 6 to 8% for TER
About a third of the regions have already announced the color. This is the case of Pays de la Loire where the prices of the TER and the bus will increase by 6% while the annual price of school transport will increase by 40 euros per child.
In the southern half of France, the TER increase will even reach 8% in PACA and New Aquitaine. Please note that Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes will make a distinction between occasional travelers and subscribers, for whom the increase will be limited to 3%.
On smaller stopovers, ticket price increases are also expected in Greater Lyon, as well as Bordeaux, where it will remain below 2%. In addition, the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is preparing to increase the price of urban transport tickets from 1.50 to 2.30 euros. The president of the authority, Renaud Muselier, however, specified that this increase was not due to the increase in the cost of energy but to a better service.
In Rennes, Kéolis general manager Ronan Kerloc’h hinted to our colleagues in Ouest-France that a price increase was likely in 2023. In Normandy, an elected official from the Evreux agglomeration made a similar speech in the columns of La Dépêche. local.
Occitania wants to resist
In the south of France, only Occitania does not plan to increase the price of its TERs, although its regional council is waiting for a gesture from the State. The Region has also implemented the “1 Euro Train” system every first weekend of the month. The Hauts-de-France region has also come out in favor of freezing TER prices, at least for the month of January 2023, to avoid what could be perceived as a double penalty by users who are already victims of network failures in this geographical area.
Finally, the Grand Est region prefers to compromise while waiting for a gesture from the State: therefore, a price increase is not expected before next year. To compensate for the increase in the price of electricity, the Region is considering, however, closing certain lines.
Source: BFM TV
