Press release No. 361 of 7 October 2016
WIESBADEN – Since the liberalisation on 1 January 2013, regular long-distance bus services have continued to grow. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that 23.2 million passengers were carried in regular long-distance bus services by German enterprises in 2015, which is 47% more than in the previous year. Compared with 2013 (8.2 million) and 2014 (15.9 million), the number of passengers has continued to grow considerably.