This led to a very confusing discussion in the replies about the varying fares and systems of public transit in the Oakland-San Francisco area
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30206481
As it turns out it doesn't actually cost that much on regular transit, there's an AIRPORT SURCHARGE because it's an "airport train".
No wonder Americans don't use public transit, even when the system exists it's ridiculously difficult and expensive to use.
It’s the Bay Area. Money perspective is completely different. The cost just to across the bay bridge is like $10 (might still be $8) already now. Either way you’re still saving money, but the time savings is huge. That drive from Oakland into SF can take 1+ hour to go that 12 miles. It’s brutal.
Yeah, I just plugged the assumed route (Oakland Airport to Embarcadero) into Lyft. $35 (plus tip) and 25 minutes at 7am on a Sunday. I'm sure during a weekday it'd take more than twice as long, and probably cost a lot more.
No, people in America don't use mass transit because in a lot of places there is zero mass transit.
Even if it is the Bay Area, that is way too much money. That's ensuring folks in poverty suffer more.