If you are planning a school trip, team outing or a weekend trip with friends, the question arises: go with several cars or hire a bus? At first glance a car seems more flexible, but numbers and studies tell another story — for large groups a bus is safer, more comfortable and certainly more environmentally friendly.

1. Safety: buses are much safer

   • According to the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the risk of death per passenger‐kilometre is about 10 times lower when travelling by bus than by car. (ETSC, 2022)

   • Eurostat data shows that in cars, on average 0.7-0.8 people die per 100 million passenger-kilometres; in buses the rate is only about 0.07-0.08. (Eurostat Road Safety Data, 2021)

2. Environmental impact: smaller footprint per passenger

   • A report by the European Environment Agency finds that the average emissions of a car are 166 g CO₂ per passenger-kilometre, while buses are around 42 g CO₂. (European Environment Agency, 2022).

   • Studies confirm that buses can be up to 550% more fuel efficient than cars per passenger. (Wanderu/Metro Magazine, 2023).

3. Costs and logistics: bus saves both money and time

   • European transport studies suggest that with large groups, a bus can be 30-40% cheaper than the same group travelling in multiple cars.

   • With a bus you avoid parking fees, fuel costs multiply, and all logistics boil down to organizing one vehicle.

4. Comfort and shared experience

   • A bus ensures the whole group arrives and departs together and nobody is left behind.

   • Someone drives, while others can enjoy conversations, games or rest along the journey.

   • With cars a group inevitably breaks into smaller sub-groups and the shared experience is partially lost.

If you plan to take a class, team or group of friends out on a trip, a bus is a safer, more cost-efficient and more eco-friendly choice than multiple cars. The facts leave little room for doubt — travelling by bus is simply the best solution for a group.

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