[calaphos]

For regular commuters the price is a big deal. Not only where tickets crossing multiple zones complicated to get but also unreasonably expensive (~200Eur/Month). In contrast the 49 Euros is less expensive than (almost?) any single zone monthly ticket out there.

[brd529]

Monthly train pass on New Jersey Transit, LIRR and Metro North can get to above $300 once you are 20 miles from NYC.

[ghaff]

About 40 miles outside of Boston I'd be around $500/month to have commuter rail plus subway per month.

[kspacewalk2]

They're essentially actively trying to dissuade talking public transit regionally. Curious choice.

[ghaff]

Driving and parking would cost even more. Pretty typical of commuting into major cities.

Commuting into a city, especially without free parking, on a daily basis costs a lot.