Revision
Finalised data on government support for buses was not available when these statistics were originally published (27 November 2024). The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have since published that data so the following have been revised to include it:
Revision
The following figures relating to local bus passenger journeys per head have been revised:
Table BUS01f provides figures on passenger journeys per head of population at Local Transport Authority (LTA) level. Population data for 21 counties were duplicated in error, resulting in the halving of figures in this table. This issue does not affect any other figures in the published tables, including the regional and national breakdowns.
The affected LTAs were: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, and Worcestershire.
A minor typo in the units was also corrected in the BUS02_mi spreadsheet.
A full list of tables can be found in the table index.
BUS0415: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6852b8d399b009dcdcb73612/bus0415.ods">Local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country, quarterly: Great Britain (ODS, 35.4 KB)
This spreadsheet includes breakdowns by country, region, metropolitan area status, urban-rural classification and Local Authority. It also includes data per head of population, and concessionary journeys.
BUS01: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67603526239b9237f0915411/bus01.ods"> Local bus passenger journeys (ODS, 145 KB)
Limited historic data is available
These spreadsheets include breakdowns by country, region, metropolitan area status, urban-rural classification and Local Authority, as well as by service type. Vehicle distance travelled is a measure of levels of service provision.
BUS02_mi: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6760353198302e574b91540c/bus02_mi.ods">Vehicle distance travelled (miles) (ODS, 117 KB)
Some 5,883 buses and coaches with a weight of over 3.5 metric tons were registered in France in 2022, making it the leading country in Europe for medium and heavy bus sales. It was followed closely by Germany, which counted 4,883 new registrations. A focus on France As a popular holiday destination, France has always required a high number of buses, coaches and other tourist related vehicles capable of transporting large numbers of people across the country. with
This dataset gives details on the numbers of vehicle kilometres and passenger journeys on buses and coaches in Wales by year up to the financial year 2022-23. Data are presented as the number of vehicle kilometres (millions) and passenger journeys (millions) in Wales.
The volume of coach and bus passenger transport in Finland decreased by 800 million passenger-kilometers (-11.76 percent) since the previous year. As a result, the volume of coach and bus passenger transport in Finland saw its lowest number in 2021 with 6 billion million passenger-kilometers. Road passenger transport by buses and coaches refers to the movement of people by a motor vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons across a road network. This includes both urban and intercity services.Find more key insights for the volume of coach and bus passenger transport in countries like Denmark, Iceland, and Norway.
In 2022, nearly 88.8 billion passenger-kilometers were traveled by bus or coach in Italy. France and Poland had 47.9 and 26 billion passenger-kilometers respectively, and ranked second and third among reporting countries.
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China Automobile: Production: Bus and Coach data was reported at 9,968,838.000 Unit in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,045,937.000 Unit for 2014. China Automobile: Production: Bus and Coach data is updated yearly, averaging 509,179.000 Unit from Dec 1983 (Median) to 2015, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,968,838.000 Unit in 2015 and a record low of 6,211.000 Unit in 1983. China Automobile: Production: Bus and Coach data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Automobile Sector – Table CN.RAA: Automobile Production: Annual. This production data comes from the yearbook of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). As the published data are not handled directly by the statistical department of the association, the data is different from the data released directly by the association, especially the earlier historical data. 这一产量数据是来自中国汽车工业协会的年鉴,因出版的数据並非直接由协会的统计部门统一处理,故此,这一数据与直接由协会发布的数据存在差異,特别是较早期的历史数据。
Comprehensive dataset of 94 Bus and coach companies in Netherlands as of July, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.
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Number of Businesses statistics on the Coach & Bus Transport industry in the UK
Range of surveys on buses and local transport, notably annual Passenger Service Vehicle (PSV) operators survey covering c. 1500 bus and coach operators. Also data on bus fares, reliability, taxis, parking, light rail, etc. Includes some commercially sensitive data collected under Statistics of Trade Act
This statistic compares the percentage of total land travel that was made by bus or coach in the 28 European member states and other selected European countries in 2017. Among the recorded countries, Serbia had the highest percentage of land transport travelled by bus or coach, with 23.9 percent of all passenger-kilometers travelled by land. Following, Hungary and Cyprus ranked second and third, with 20.4 percent and 19 percent, respectively.
Comprehensive dataset of 2,888 Bus and coach companies in India as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.
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Costa Rica Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data was reported at 3.377 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.408 Ratio for 2021. Costa Rica Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 3.066 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2022, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.830 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 2.284 Ratio in 1994. Costa Rica Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] BUSES Data include buses, motor coaches and mini-buses/mini-coaches. A bus is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry more than 24 persons (including the driver), and with provision to carry seated as well as standing passengers. It refers to class I and class II of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A motor coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat 24 or more persons (including the driver) and constructed exclusively for the carriage of seated passengers. It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A mini-bus/mini-coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry 10-23 seated or standing persons (including the driver). It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. [STAT_CONC_DEF] BUSES The stock of road motor vehicles is the number of road motor vehicles registered at a given date in a country and licenced to use roads open to public traffic. This includes road vehicles exempted from annual taxes or licence fee; it also includes imported second-hand vehicles and other road vehicles according to national practices. It should not include military vehicles.
Comprehensive dataset of 145 Bus and coach companies in Poland as of July, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.
Bus / Coach fares
Data currently held by service operators and therefore not available in a nationally consistent format
This data is held by the transport operators
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Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data was reported at 2.822 Ratio in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.714 Ratio for 2013. Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 2.575 Ratio from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.822 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 2.302 Ratio in 2010. Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: Non OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] BUSES Data include buses, motor coaches and mini-buses/mini-coaches. A bus is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry more than 24 persons (including the driver), and with provision to carry seated as well as standing passengers. It refers to class I and class II of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A motor coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat 24 or more persons (including the driver) and constructed exclusively for the carriage of seated passengers. It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A mini-bus/mini-coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry 10-23 seated or standing persons (including the driver). It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. [STAT_CONC_DEF] BUSES The stock of road motor vehicles is the number of road motor vehicles registered at a given date in a country and licenced to use roads open to public traffic. This includes road vehicles exempted from annual taxes or licence fee; it also includes imported second-hand vehicles and other road vehicles according to national practices. It should not include military vehicles.
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First Registrations of Buses: Per One Million Units of Current USD GDP data was reported at 0.005 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.003 Ratio for 2022. First Registrations of Buses: Per One Million Units of Current USD GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.007 Ratio from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.057 Ratio in 2021 and a record low of 0.003 Ratio in 2022. First Registrations of Buses: Per One Million Units of Current USD GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: Non OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] BUSES Data include buses, motor coaches and mini-buses/mini-coaches. A bus is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry more than 24 persons (including the driver), and with provision to carry seated as well as standing passengers. It refers to class I and class II of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A motor coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat 24 or more persons (including the driver) and constructed exclusively for the carriage of seated passengers. It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A mini-bus/mini-coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry 10-23 seated or standing persons (including the driver). It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. [STAT_CONC_DEF] BUSES The stock of road motor vehicles is the number of road motor vehicles registered at a given date in a country and licenced to use roads open to public traffic. This includes road vehicles exempted from annual taxes or licence fee; it also includes imported second-hand vehicles and other road vehicles according to national practices. It should not include military vehicles.
The volume of coach and bus passenger transport in the United Kingdom increased by 6.3 billion million passenger-kilometers (+35.02 percent) in 2022. The year therefore marks a significant change in the volume of coach and bus passenger transport compared to the previous year. The previous recorded a significant lower volume of coach and bus passenger transport than the preceding years.Road passenger transport by buses and coaches refers to the movement of people by a motor vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons across a road network. This includes both urban and intercity services.Find more key insights for the volume of coach and bus passenger transport in countries like Belgium, Spain, and Czechia.
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Israel First Registrations of Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data was reported at 0.439 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.417 Ratio for 2022. Israel First Registrations of Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 0.363 Ratio from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2023, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.498 Ratio in 2016 and a record low of 0.265 Ratio in 2020. Israel First Registrations of Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] BUSES Data include buses, motor coaches and mini-buses/mini-coaches. A bus is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry more than 24 persons (including the driver), and with provision to carry seated as well as standing passengers. It refers to class I and class II of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A motor coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat 24 or more persons (including the driver) and constructed exclusively for the carriage of seated passengers. It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A mini-bus/mini-coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry 10-23 seated or standing persons (including the driver). It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. [STAT_CONC_DEF] BUSES The stock of road motor vehicles is the number of road motor vehicles registered at a given date in a country and licenced to use roads open to public traffic. This includes road vehicles exempted from annual taxes or licence fee; it also includes imported second-hand vehicles and other road vehicles according to national practices. It should not include military vehicles.
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Belgium First Registrations of Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data was reported at 0.062 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.051 Ratio for 2022. Belgium First Registrations of Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 0.087 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.114 Ratio in 2019 and a record low of 0.051 Ratio in 2022. Belgium First Registrations of Buses: Per One Thousand Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.OECD.ITF: Motor Vehicles Statistics: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] BUSES Data include buses, motor coaches and mini-buses/mini-coaches. A bus is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry more than 24 persons (including the driver), and with provision to carry seated as well as standing passengers. It refers to class I and class II of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A motor coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat 24 or more persons (including the driver) and constructed exclusively for the carriage of seated passengers. It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. A mini-bus/mini-coach is a passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry 10-23 seated or standing persons (including the driver). It refers to class A and class B of categories M2 and M3 of the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles. [COVERAGE] BUSES Data refer to registrations of new vehicles. [STAT_CONC_DEF] BUSES The stock of road motor vehicles is the number of road motor vehicles registered at a given date in a country and licenced to use roads open to public traffic. This includes road vehicles exempted from annual taxes or licence fee; it also includes imported second-hand vehicles and other road vehicles according to national practices. It should not include military vehicles.
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey quarterly produces a data file and provides information on monthly in-bound, out-bound, and connecting Coach Bus passengers between John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport; and between aforementioned airports and NYC bus stations beginning in 2002. The dataset represents aggregate numbers of single destination (e.g. A -> B) Coach Bus ticket sale by the Coach Bus companies.
Revision
Finalised data on government support for buses was not available when these statistics were originally published (27 November 2024). The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have since published that data so the following have been revised to include it:
Revision
The following figures relating to local bus passenger journeys per head have been revised:
Table BUS01f provides figures on passenger journeys per head of population at Local Transport Authority (LTA) level. Population data for 21 counties were duplicated in error, resulting in the halving of figures in this table. This issue does not affect any other figures in the published tables, including the regional and national breakdowns.
The affected LTAs were: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, and Worcestershire.
A minor typo in the units was also corrected in the BUS02_mi spreadsheet.
A full list of tables can be found in the table index.
BUS0415: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6852b8d399b009dcdcb73612/bus0415.ods">Local bus fares index by metropolitan area status and country, quarterly: Great Britain (ODS, 35.4 KB)
This spreadsheet includes breakdowns by country, region, metropolitan area status, urban-rural classification and Local Authority. It also includes data per head of population, and concessionary journeys.
BUS01: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67603526239b9237f0915411/bus01.ods"> Local bus passenger journeys (ODS, 145 KB)
Limited historic data is available
These spreadsheets include breakdowns by country, region, metropolitan area status, urban-rural classification and Local Authority, as well as by service type. Vehicle distance travelled is a measure of levels of service provision.
BUS02_mi: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6760353198302e574b91540c/bus02_mi.ods">Vehicle distance travelled (miles) (ODS, 117 KB)