Boston in Transit - The Book Figure 9.37 - Car Card Advertisement for MBTA Passes, 1978 1978 closed out with no fewer than seven pass types available. A twenty-five cent surface vehicle or a twenty-five rapid transit pass cost $9. A forty-five cent rapid transit and streetcar pass cost just over $16. A fifty cent combo pass sold for $18. The T offered two types of express bus passes, one with a fifty-five cent value and another with a sixty cent value. A seventy-five cent combo pass was good for travel on rapid transit, streetcars, and most buses, including many express buses. The highest value pass was a ninety-five cent system pass, costing just over $34, good for unlimited travel for one calendar month.
