Public Transport Rating
Cities ranked by the share of citizens choosing public transport as primary
Public transport wins in the biggest cities
Town Town (50K-100K)
Small Small City (100K-250K)
Medium Medium City (250K-500K)
Large Large City (500K-1M)
Major Major City (1M-5M)
Town (50K-100K)
Small City (100K-250K)
Medium City (250K-500K)
Large City (500K-1M)
Major City (1M-5M)
Where public transport is the first choice
Where public transport is used least
Fewest residents riding public transport
Most residents riding public transport
Launched in 2025, an annual survey currently covers 62 cities across 11 countries: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Citizens in each city answer the same set of questions, allowing direct, like-for-like comparisons across the region. Topics range from traditional urban issues - congestion, transport, infrastructure - to broader questions about how people feel, what they need, and how their city impacts their lives. Most ratings within the index reflect a single answer to a single question, keeping comparisons simple and transparent.
The survey is commissioned by European mobility platform Bolt and conducted by market research and insight technology company Syno International. Data is collected via online survey in compliance with GDPR, ISO, and ESOMAR standards, with analysis supervised by certified sociologists at Syno International.
