In plain English
It covers just one trip from start to finish. In public transport, the term refers to a ticket or fare used for that one journey.
In context
Here, it names the fare product for one journey on public transport.
- Situation
- Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
- What it communicates
- labels a fare product for one trip.
Meaning limits
The term only indicates one journey and does not by itself state any other conditions of use.
Examples
“They bought a single ride for the trip out and another for the trip back.”
“At the station, Marta paid for a single ride on the tram into town.”