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Spain Public Transport Up 5.5% in September as Urban Buses Drive Growth

Official figures highlight broad-based gains concentrated in city networks across every region.

Overview

  • INE reports 498.4 million public-transport trips in September 2025, a 5.5% year-on-year increase.
  • Urban transport rose 6.3% nationwide, led by a 7.6% rise in urban bus passengers.
  • Interurban usage increased 4.7% overall, with interurban bus services up 6%.
  • All autonomous communities recorded bus ridership growth, topped by Extremadura (+15.8%), Madrid (+12.7%) and the Basque Country (+9.8%).
  • Barcelona set September records with 39.05 million metro trips (+4.9%) and 19.48 million bus trips (+4.1%), while Catalonia’s urban bus total rose 3.8% to 29.12 million.