Canary Islands bus travelers up 4% in July, surpassing 8.3 million

In the rest of the country the increase reaches 8% at the national level.

Bus passengers in the Canary Islands grew by 4 % in July compared with the same month last year, reaching 8,349,000 travelers. This rise is lower than the 8 % increase recorded nationwide, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

The evolution of urban bus transport was positive in all autonomous communities reported by the INE, with the strongest gains in:

• Madrid (+17.1 %)
• Basque Country (+12 %)
• Extremadura (+9.1 %)

Conversely, the smallest improvements were observed in:

• Catalonia (+1.2 %)
• Castilla‑La Mancha (+3.6 %)
• Canary Islands (+4 %)

To preserve statistical confidentiality, the INE does not publish figures for the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Navarre, La Rioja, or the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.