Passengers in long-distance buses in Germany 2014-2018, by segment

This statistic shows the number of passengers in scheduled long-distance buses in Germany from 2014 to 2017, by segment and a forecast for 2018. In 2017, roughly 25.4 million passengers were using long-distance buses in Germany for cross-border trips. 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.