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Spain's public transit

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3.5/ 5

A measured 0-5 score of how much of daily life is reachable without a car, built from GTFS timetables and OpenStreetMap across 41.2M residents — the measured urban footprint of Spain's 358 scored agglomerations.

Who can reach transit, by mode

Residents within about 800 m of each mode, as a share of Spain's measured urban footprint. Bars overlap — a resident near both a metro and a bus stop counts in both.

Bus9 in 10 residents
94% (38.8M)

Near-universal — what separates cities is how often the bus comes, not whether there's a stop.

Rail45% of residents
45% (18.7M)
Metro1 in 3 residents
36% (14.7M)
Tram1 in 10 residents
12% (5.1M)
Ferryvery few residents
1% (373k)

Coverage means a stop within walking distance. It does not mean frequent service.

Coverage
~41.2M residents
Resolution
250 m cells
Source
GTFS + OSM
High confidence0.94Last updated Jul 22, 2026