European capitals are an epicenter of pure hustle and bustle, with a huge influx of traffic, including people who live outside the city but work there. So, between daily trips, tourists and visitors, public transportation is often an alternative. But which are the best metro networks in Europe? And the worst?
In this article we’ll give you the answers to these questions, and we’ll tell you right away that Lisbon appears in one of these rankings. The information we share here is based on a study by Bounce (a luggage platform), which is the result of various criteria, such as:
- Total number of existing metro stations
- Annual number of passengers
- Average score of reviews on Google
- Extension of the metro system
- Percentage of online reactions (positive and/or negative) to news about each metro
The best European metro networks
Focusing only on European capitals, this is Bounce’s top-10 of the cities that stand out positively:
- Oslo, Norway – 1st place, with 8.06 points
- Sofia, Bulgaria – 2nd place, with 7.64 points
- Athens, Greece – 3rd place with 7.29 points
- Madrid, Spain – 4th place with 6.74 points
- Warsaw, Poland – 5th place with 6.60 points
- London, United Kingdom – 6th place with 6.04 points
- Bucharest, Romania – 7th place with 5.97 points
- Lisbon, Portugal – 7th place with 5.97 points
- Copenhagen, Denmark – 7th place with 5.97 points
- Prague, Czechia – 10th place with 5.83 points
The worst European metro networks
After the best, it’s time to take a look at the European capitals that stand out negatively:
- Budapest, Hungary – 1st place, with 3.13 points
- Brussels, Belgium – 2nd place, with 3.20 points
- Rome, Italy – 3rd place with 3.75 points
- Amsterdam, Netherlands – 4th place with 4.03 points
- Paris, France – 5th place with 4.38 points
- Berlin, Germany – 5th place with 4.38 points
- Stockholm, Sweden – 7th place with 4.65 points
- Helsinki, Finland – 8th place with 5.14 points
- Vienna, Austria – 9th place with 5.42 points
- Prague, Czechia – 10th place with 5.83 points