The call was made official through its publication in the Official Bulletin of the City. The increase would be applied in the month of March.
The Buenos Aires administrationled by Head of Government Jorge Macrimade official the call for public hearings to discuss and set another increase in electricity rates. subways, buses and tolls. They will be discussed at the beginning of 2025 and are expected to be applied during the month of March.
The summons was made official through its publication in the Official Gazette of the City, and in principle it is planned to carry out a 10% adjustment in the cost of public transport tickets that operate within the jurisdiction. The increase would also impact the toll service corresponding to Urban Highways Public Limited Company (AUSA).
The Buenos Aires government will discuss a new increase in transportation rates and tolls
The hearings will seek to apply from March a 10% increase in public transportation rates and city tolls. In addition, we will also seek to implement a mechanism of monthly increases above inflation throughout 2025.
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In public hearings, proposals for increases in buses, subways, premetros and tolls will be made known to citizens. Although this is a mandatory step, it is non-binding, so the final decision is in hands of the city government.
In detail, from the decrees published in the Buenos Aires Official Gazette it is clear that the new rates will begin to apply from next March 1. On the other hand, the expected monthly increase rate for the rest of the year it is 2%.
The Buenos Aires government has the power to set rates for the 31 lines that circulate within the Buenos Aires territory, so in principle there will be no changes in those that circulate through the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) of Buenos Aires and national jurisdiction. The public hearing to confirm the new values will take place on February 10.
In this way, if the new increase is confirmed, the minimum passage of buses that circulate through the territory of the City will go from Current $371 to $408 for those who have their SUBE card registered. As is customary, travel cards that are not nominalized will pay for a more expensive ticket.
- 0-3km: $408.24 with nominalized SUBE / $649.11 with non-nominalized SUBE / $183.71 with social rate.
- 3-6km: $454.78 with nominalized SUBE / $723.11 with non-nominalized SUBE / $204.65 with social rate.
- 6-12km: $489.82 with nominalized SUBE / $778.81 with non-nominalized SUBE / $220.42 with social rate.
- 12-27km: $524.89 with nominalized SUBE / $834.57 with non-nominalized SUBE / $236.20 with social rate.
On the other hand, the hearing to determine the new values of the Subway will take place on December 6. The new tariff schedule provides that the ticket goes from $757 to $832 starting March 1st for registered SUBE cards. For its part, the service premeter would amount to $291.20.
- 1 to 20 trips: $832 with SUBE / $1,322.88 without nominalized SUBE.
- 21 to 30 trips: $665.60 with SUBE / $1,058.30 without nominalized SUBE.
- 31 to 40 trips: $582.40 with SUBE / $926.02 without nominalized SUBE.
- 41 trips or more: $499.20 with SUBE / $793.73 without nominalized SUBE.
Finally, highways will also have their own increase. In detail, the hearing to debate the new tariff schedule will take place on February 7 and corresponds to Urban Highways Public Limited Company (AUSA).
AU 25 de Mayo and AU Perito Moreno:
- Non-peak hour: $2,385.03 (2 axles) / $3,776.18 (3 axles with trailer).
- Peak hour: $3,379.98 (2 axles) / $5,564.89 (3 axles with trailer).
AU Illia – Retiro II – Sarmiento and Salguero:
- Non-peak hour: $993.66 (2 axles) / $1,788.69 (3 axles with trailer).
- Peak hour: $1,405.18 (2 axles) / $2,583.72 (3 axles with trailer).
Alberti:
- Non-peak hour: $755.32 (2 axles) / $1,391.35 (3 axles with trailer).
- Peak hour: $953.93 (2 axles) / $1,788.69 (3 axles with trailer).
Paseo del Bajo (without time zone):
- $5,277.17 (2 axles and 3 axles with trailer).
Source: Ambito
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