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Mumbai: BEST bus fares may see sharp increase soon

BMC chief gives nod to double minimum fares of non-AC and AC buses; will come into effect as soon as transport authority gives approval

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The BEST reduced the ticket fares in 2019 to increase ridership. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

The BEST reduced the ticket fares in 2019 to increase ridership. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a proposal to hike BEST bus fares by a minimum of R5 to a maximum of Rs 15.  With this, the minimum fare of non-AC buses will be Rs 10 and for AC buses it will be Rs 12. The BEST had, in 2019, reduced the bus fares to increase ridership.

Currently, the minimum fare for travelling in a non-AC bus is Rs 5 and the maximum is Rs 20, while the fare for the AC bus is a minimum of R6 and a maximum of R25. After the revised fare structure, the minimum fare will be Rs 10 to Rs 35 for non-AC buses and Rs 12 to Rs 40 for the AC buses. 

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