fare stage
/fɛr steɪdʒ/
noun
- A section or zone of a bus or tram route used to calculate the fare; the distance between two designated points on a route.
- She got off after just one fare-stage, so the ride was very cheap.
- The driver announced that the next stop was the end of the first fare-stage.
- The bus fare depends on how many fare-stages you travel through.