20% Yangchengtong Bus and Metro Discount

Source: www.lifeofguangzhou.com

Passengers using Yangchengtong IC cards will have a 20% bus and metro discount, announced the director of Price Control Administration of Guangzhou Municipality.

Logos for free elderly bus journeys (top) and Yangchengtong IC cards (Guangzhou Daily)

The plan is revised on the basis of the proposal released last December. After public hearings this January, the plan is now waiting for approval by the government.

According to the plan, the discount incorporates:

Passengers will have a 20% discount on bus or metro if they use Yangchengtong to pay.

Limited-time or fixed-line monthly bus tickets will have a 50% to 75% discount for student passengers.

Limited-time monthly bus tickets will have over a 50% discount for standard passengers.

The monthly metro ticket for standard passengers is 210 RMB.

(By Jessie Hwang, Alan Devey)

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Editor: Jessie Hwang