Metro Bilbao exceeds one hundred million trips per year for the first time

In 2024, Metro Bilbao exceeded the mark of one hundred million trips in a year for the first time in its history, as reported on Wednesday by the Biscay suburb.

The metro registered 100,363,551 journeys last year, a new record thanks to a growth of 8.6% compared to 2023.

In 2024 there was also the day with the most trips in historythe one in the party with the ship of the cup title won by Athletic, the April 11 with 485,997 journeys.

Athletic also motivated the second day of the year with the most travelers (28 November with 380,675) with a Europa League match. ‘Black Friday’ (November 29) was the third day with the most use in the suburbs, replacing the indigenous festival of Santo Tomás, which used to be the date with the most travelers.

The growth in the number of metro users is mainly due to leisure activities, as weekends, public holidays and weekday afternoons are the periods in which the largest increases have occurred.

Weekdays remain the days with the highest number of trips, with an average of 310,886, representing 22,000 more daily trips than in 2023, but holidays and Sundays have seen a bigger increase, of 9.1% and 14.1% respectively.

The time of day that sees the greatest number of trips is between 7:45 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., with 8,271 validations, but the time slot that sees the greatest increase in usage is the time between 5:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Casco Viejo station remains the most used station, followed by San Mamés, Abando and Moyúa. In the margins are those of Barakaldo, Cruces and Las Arenas.

The most used ticket type, as in 2023, is the Creditrans, used by 56.7%, although monthly passes show the largest increase. Temporary titles account for 27.5% of global banknotes.