In 2023, roughly 10.4 million passengers used long-distance buses in Germany. This shows a significant increase compared to the year before, when the number of passengers amounted to around 7.5 billion. However, passenger numbers have not fully recovered from the Covid pandemic and are still over 50 percent lower than pre-pandemic numbers in 2019.
A long-distance bus line connects regions at bigger distances from each other. Destinations range from Germany to Central Europe, especially cities or tourist magnets in Eastern, Southern and Southeast European countries. The buses often service several cities in both the outgoing and destination regions - they collect and drop off passengers in different places. Expressways and freeways are usually used as often as possible.
Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022
(in millions)
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IGES, & airliners.de, & Statistisches Bundesamt. (April 28, 2024). Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
IGES, und airliners.de, und Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. April 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
IGES, airliners.de, Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
IGES, and airliners.de, and Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Passengers in Scheduled Long-distance Buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
IGES & airliners.de & Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], IGES, & airliners.de, & Statistisches Bundesamt, April 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/