Int'l bus transportation grows 2.7 times during war in Ukraine

International bus transportation has actually tripled in Ukraine, Maksym Sklyarenko, director of PaxUkraina online ticket sales company, said during a round table discussion between the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Infrastructure, Report informs referring to the Interfax-Ukraine.

"Since the beginning of the war, more than 1.5 million tickets for international bus routes worth $59.693 million have been sold, while the volume of tickets sold has grown by 171% compared to the pre-war period," Sklyarenko said.

He added that 1.2 million tickets were sold for a trip abroad in May-July, and 449,000 tickets in the same period of 2021.

Sklyarenko stressed that at present the share of international traffic is 86% against 14% of domestic one.

At the same time, the expert pointed out that the growth in the number of tickets sold for entry into individual EU countries exceeded last year's figure by 10 times.

"I would like to note that in recent months the number of people who buy tickets back is higher than the number of people leaving. Not by much, but this trend is observed. Since April, most tickets have been sold for the return trip to Ukraine," Sklyarenko said.