Andorra Public Transport Trips Up 2.9% in July to 615,523
Public transport in Andorra recorded 615,523 validations in July, a 2.9% increase year-over-year. Coopalsa dominated with 70.8% share amid varied route performances and rising state subsidies.
Key Points
- July validations hit 615,523, up 17,610 or 2.9% from 597,913 in 2024.
- Coopalsa handled 435,654 trips (70.8%, +2.3%); Nadal 179,869 (+4.6%).
- Subsidized trips made up 90.1% of total, up 1.8 points year-on-year.
- Year-to-date: 4,856,340 validations (+0.8%); subsidies totaled €4.6M (+2.3%).
Public transport usage in Andorra climbed 2.9% in July to 615,523 validations, according to Department of Statistics figures.
This total reflects 17,610 more trips than the 597,913 recorded in July 2025. Operator Nadal registered 179,869 validations, up 4.6% or 7,899 from the prior year, while Coopalsa managed 435,654, a 2.3% rise equivalent to 9,711 additional trips. Coopalsa accounted for 70.8% of the volume, with Nadal at 29.2%.
Year-to-date through July, internal bus lines recorded 4,856,340 validations, edging up 0.8% or 38,662 from the 4,817,678 in the same 2025 period. Nadal's share grew 4.1% to 1,387,153 trips (28.6%), while Coopalsa's fell 0.5% to 3,469,187 (71.4%).
Government-subsidised trips dominated, comprising 554,473 validations in July—90.1% of the total, compared to 88.5% a year earlier, an increase of 1.8 percentage points. Cumulatively through seven months, 83.7% of trips qualified for subsidies, up from 82.4% in 2025.
The 11-line network—eight daytime and three nighttime—averaged 691 weekday runs in July, down 6.1% from 2025, alongside 473 on Saturdays (up 0.6%) and 435 on Sundays or holidays (up 0.5%). Year-to-date averages improved: 787 weekday trips (+8.5%), 502 on Saturdays (+7.6%) and 473 on Sundays or holidays (+14.3%).
July's figure lagged behind earlier peaks, including March's 803,160 validations, January's 770,504 and February's 742,003. June totalled 655,991.
Subsidies reached €631,510 in July, a €50,586 drop from June but up €28,951 or 4.8% year-on-year. The seven-month total hit €4,625,718, a 2.3% increase from €4,520,618 in 2025.
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