Efficient facts and figures

Kings of efficiency

Buses and coaches are vital contributors to public transport, tourism, job creation, the economy, better social cohesion and justice, energy savings, a cleaner environment and road safety.
Buses and coaches are central to smooth multi-modality, taking commuters and travelers from their point of departure to final destination, connecting planes, trains, boats, helicopters and even hovercrafts.
More people commute by bu s than all other forms of transport in the UK!
More than 5 billion bus journeys are made in the UK each year!
1 billion bus trips are taken to work each year in the UK alone.
Buses are the number one choice for commuters in Greater Manchester!
In Europe, buses and coaches provide 55% of public transport, while railway, trams and metros together account for 45%.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) can efficiently move a large amount of people within a big city for 1/10^th the cost of a subway with related infrastructure!

Job creators

	For every one job created in the bus and coach sector in the U.S., it generates 3 to 3.5 additional jobs in partner industries. A $1 billion investment in public transportation in the U.S. supports and creates 36,000 jobs. More than 800,000 unemployed jobseekers were granted free bus trips across the UK as part of a Bus for Jobs scheme!

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Economy boosters

In the UK, the bus industry contributes $3.2 billion per year.
Coach tourism in Germany generates $13.5 billion in annual sales.
The Spanish bus and coach industry is a major source of economic activity with a turnover of $4.9 billion per year and contributes $4.1 billion to Spain’s GDP!
People in the UK who use the bus for shopping and leisure trips generate an annual value of $41.2 billion a year!
Over $97 billion of economic output are generated every year by UK bus commuters!

Lifelines to work and school

Millions of students worldwide use buses each day to connect with their education or training.
National education systems worldwide rely heavily on bus and coach transport for educational trips, school bus services, sports outings, etc. whereas with billions of day excursions, weekend and educational trips, plus vacation trips to all kind of destinations, buses and coaches help provide essential income for many tourist towns and remote sites!
More than 50% of students in the UK are frequent bus users and depend on the bus to get to their education or training.

Socially inclusive

Without buses and coaches, many people, including those who do not or cannot drive, would face a dramatic curtailment of economic and leisure opportunities.
In Europe, 50% of elderly people (50 million) do not have a car or cannot drive, and rely on buses and coaches for cultural and tourist destinations or simply to run their errands.
An Apprenti’Bus in France offers mobile workshops for reading, arithmetic and oral and written expression!
The Santa Bus gives back to the community by bringing food and money to those who need it most!
The Theatre bus in Spain brings the theatre to local neighbourhoods!
The world's first design museum bus brings culture to communities.

Group travel = maximum efficiency

Buses and coaches provide maximum efficiency when travelling in a large group.
The world's longest bus is more than 30 metres long and can carry 256 passengers!
The World's largest bus measures in at over 25 metres long and can carry up to 300 passengers!