In Europe, both state-owned and private companies predominantly operate mass transit systems, Public transport services can be profit-driven by use of pay-by-the-distance fares or funded by government subsidies in which flat rate fares are charged to each passenger.
Di Eropa, baik perusahaan milik negara maupun swasta secara dominan mengoperasikan sistem transportasi massal, layanan transportasi publik dapat digerakkan oleh keuntungan dengan menggunakan tarif-berdasarkan-jarak atau didanai oleh subsidi pemerintah di mana tarif flat rate dibebankan kepada setiap penumpang.