NOTES:
  • The kilometre value you entered () is automatically doubled to make it a round trip ().
  • A transit ticket only costs $3.40 per trip for you, but there are costs shared by everyone through taxes, to purchase buses and C-Trains, pay operators and maintain infrastructure.
  • The calculator does not include the value of time as a cost, but reports the estimated travel time of each travel option. This will vary by user, and should be considered in conjunction with the cost amount.
  • Wondering how the costs are calculated? See our FAQ below.
  • Travel times are calculated using an overall average city-wide speed and may not represent a given route.

* A negative value represents the health benefit from physical activity in terms of less sick days, doctor visits or diseases.

Step 3: View per kilometre details

Transportation estimated cost details. This table displays the breakdown of the values used to calculate the personal and societal costs for each mode of transportation.
 

Travel cost calculator categories Walking Cycling Public Transit Driving
Costs to you
(per km)
Economic
(maintenance, purchases, fuel, insurance, tires, licence, registration and parking costs)
Environmental
(fuel tax)
Health
(value of physical activity to reduce diseases)
Sub Total of personal cost per km
Costs to society
(per km)
Economic
(costs to build, maintain and operate the transportation network, congestion and collision vehicle damage)
Environmental
(Air, water, noise and GHG pollutants)
Health
(healthcare system savings from active transportation)
Sub Total of society cost per km
Total costs
(to you and society)
Total cost per kilometre
Kilometres entered (x2)
The TCC multiplied kilometres entered by 2 to calculate the round trip results below.
Total cost of round trip
Note: A negative value represents a health benefit to you and/or society.
Average cost of round trip per week
Average cost of round trip per month
Average cost of round trip per year
Travel time
Emissions reduction from using active transportation or public transit compared to driving 100% 100% 99% 0%
% of World Health Organizations's recommended daily physical activity
(transit and driving include values for walking to/from starting/ending point)
% % % %