Plan transportation costs
Is a Broward bus pass worth it? Calculate the break-even point
An unlimited-ride pass becomes cheaper when the single fares for covered rides exceed its price. Use your planned boardings and current operator prices to find that point before buying.
Count paid boardings during one pass period
A return journey is not necessarily one fare. Work out which boardings require payment and which are covered by the pass you are comparing. A trip involving another operator or a transfer can have different rules.
- Choose an unlimited-ride pass. This tool does not compare limited bundles such as a 10-ride pass, which require another purchase after the included rides run out. Check the selected unlimited-ride pass’s validity period, activation rules, fare category and services covered in the BCT FAQ or with the operator.
- Count the dates you will actually travel. Include work, appointments and other trips that fall in that pass period. Remove days off or cancelled plans.
- Count only comparable paid boardings. Do not count a free transfer as another full fare. Confirm any express charge or separate operator payment.
This calculator leaves prices blank so you can enter the current applicable fare. It does not determine reduced-fare eligibility or assume that a particular route serves Ocean Breeze.
Compare single fares with one unlimited-ride pass
Compare an unlimited-ride pass, not a limited bundle such as a 10-ride pass. Use the same fare category and a single pass period. Count only boardings that would each cost the entered fare and are covered by that pass. All fields are required. Enter 0 if the confirmed fare is free.
Enter the current fares and your expected covered boardings.
Enter the current fares and your expected covered boardings.
The calculator does not save or send these entries. No route, location or eligibility information is collected.
Equality and savings are different points
Illustrative fares, not a current BCT price quote: with a $2 single fare and a $60 pass, 30 paid boardings cost $60 either way. The pass first costs less at boarding 31, when single fares total $62.
The formula is: single-fare spending = fare × paid boardings. Divide the pass price by the single fare to find the comparison point. The first strictly cheaper whole boarding is the whole-number part of that result plus one.
If the division is not a whole number, there is no exact tie at a whole boarding. For example, a $60 pass and $2.25 fare produce $58.50 at 26 boardings and $60.75 at 27. The first saving is at 27.
Check the journey as well as the price
- Compare other applicable products too. A daily or shorter-period pass might fit a different travel pattern better.
- Check when the selected pass activates and expires. A named pass period does not automatically mean a calendar month.
- Verify the fare category, any required identification and whether the pass covers the services you need.
- Check both directions of the trip, operating days, transfer time and current alerts before relying on a recurring journey.
- Consider whether you will use all the counted rides if work or appointment plans change.
A cheaper fare product cannot solve an unsuitable route or timetable. Use the Fort Lauderdale transportation guide for the full journey and put the confirmed transport amount into your housing budget.
Sources and further reading
Reviewed September 29, 2026. Check each provider for current details.
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