Public transport in Europe in figures
Public transport in Europe measured from its published timetables and tender notices: the network as a whole, countries side by side, how the service changes and where contracts are put out to tender. As of 2026-10.
- Operators
- 3,699
- Vehicle-km / year
- ≈ 17B km
- Countries with timetables
- 29
- Tender notices
- 25,232
- Europe The network as a whole: service, operators, market structure and the largest operators. ≈ 17B km per year
- Countries Countries side by side — vehicle-km per inhabitant, fleet and the full table. 31 countries
- Development How the service changes from release to release: per country and the operators with the largest gain and loss. −1% since Jun 2026
- Line changes Which line numbers operators added or dropped since the previous release — per country and operator. +901 / −713 lines
- Tenders Tender notices per stage, year and country, contract ends and the most active authorities. 25,232 notices
- Rankings The 25 largest operators per figure: vehicle-km, fleet, lines, stops, trips and service area. Top 25
Statistics per country
Every country has its own page with operators, regions, stations and its tender market.
How we calculate
- Operators Unit: operators · counted
- Transport companies as their timetable names them (GTFS agency). The same operator in several feeds is counted once; in Germany the company that actually runs each line. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
- Vehicle-km / year Unit: km per year · estimate
- For every trip: route length (along the published route shape; without one, the straight line between its stops × 1.25) × the days it runs in the representative week, × 365.25 / 7. Only scheduled service — no empty or depot runs, no demand-responsive services. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
- Tender notices Unit: notices · counted
- Every published notice counts once: prior information, call for tenders or award notice. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Sources: the public GTFS feeds of every country (listed with their licences under Data sources), TED — the supplement to the EU Official Journal — and the German national tender portal (OCDS, CC0).