Passenger-distance of commercial-use buses in Japan FY 2014-2023
In the fiscal year 2023, the payload distance of passenger transportation via commercial-use buses in Japan amounted to around 49.37 billion passenger-kilometers, increasing from 40.37 billion in the previous year. Buses are an alternative land transportation system in Japan, supplementing the railway network and presenting an alternative to the Shinkansen bullet trains for long-distance travels.