In 2024, roughly **** million passengers used long-distance buses in Germany. This does not show a significant change compared to the year before. However, passenger numbers have not fully recovered from the Covid pandemic and are still over ** 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.
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IGES, & airliners.de, & Statistisches Bundesamt. (April 8, 2025). Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /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 2024 (in millions)." Chart. April 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
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IGES, and airliners.de, and Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Passengers in Scheduled Long-distance Buses in Germany from 2007 to 2024 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Apr 2025, /statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
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Number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2007 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], IGES, & airliners.de, & Statistisches Bundesamt, April 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/626473/passengers-long-distance-buses-germany/
