Rail passenger transport in Bulgaria
Rail passengers in Bulgaria travelled 1,456 million passenger-km in 2025.
Bulgaria, 2025
1,456
Change from 2024
−2.8%
European Union, 2023
429,575 million passenger-km
Position in 2025
21st of 32
Rail passenger transport in Bulgaria over time
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Million passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,456 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2024 | 1,498 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2023 | 1,592 million passenger-km | 429,575 million passenger-km |
| 2022 | 1,600 million passenger-km | 386,741 million passenger-km |
| 2021 | 1,203 million passenger-km | 256,210 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | 1,118 million passenger-km | 221,836 million passenger-km |
| 2019 | 1,520 million passenger-km | 412,202 million passenger-km |
| 2018 | 1,476 million passenger-km | 399,024 million passenger-km |
| 2017 | 1,434 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2016 | 1,455 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2015 | 1,549 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2014 | 1,698 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2013 | 1,821 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2012 | 1,870 million passenger-km | – |
| 2011 | 2,059 million passenger-km | 363,380 million passenger-km |
| 2010 | 2,090 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2009 | 2,138 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2008 | 2,317 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2007 | 2,404 million passenger-km | 346,565 million passenger-km |
| 2006 | 2,411 million passenger-km | 342,179 million passenger-km |
Flags: c confidential . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.8% from 1,498 million passenger-km in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,549 million passenger-km, the figure has changed by −6.0%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 21st highest value.
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New zero-emission cars
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