Miami: Metrorail and Metro-bus go 70 miles for $1.75 (two buses and one train)

Atlanta: The MARTA system can take a rider 66 miles for $1.50 by bus and rail

Chicago: CTA costs $1.50 for 28.5 miles from O’Hare to 95th Street

San Francisco: BART costs $2.10 for a 13-mile trip on average

Boston: The T goes 12.5 miles for 85 cents. Pay double to cover the 21 miles from the Alewife stop to Braintree.

Washington, D.C.: Metrorail costs $1.10 for three miles at peak hours, seven off-peak