City Transport Simulator 2026 Wiki

Complete mandatory tram lessons covering signals and switches, followed by the single-phase municipal bus driving exam.

Choose between Regular Mode for full manual cockpit control or Easy Play Mode for automated doors, lighting, and switches.

Insert the key, activate battery switches, start the engine or raise the pantograph, and build air pressure before shifting into gear.

Open the Line Editor to choose your starting station platform for bus or tram operations.

Add sequential platforms along the route network, or link back to your start stop to generate a closed circular line.

Assign owned rigid or articulated buses and trams to meet line interval demands and increase route happiness.

The base game includes solo and articulated buses like the MAN Lion's City A21, along with the ULF A1, ULF B1, and Munich R2.2b trams.

The Tatra KT4D DLC introduces classic PCC pedal-based acceleration and braking alongside functional double traction.

The Vienna Expansion provides first-generation ULF A and ULF B trams alongside Wiener Linien-spec C2 solo and articulated buses.

Supported hardware includes Logitech, Thrustmaster, Moza, and PXN steering wheels alongside official gamepads and keyboards.

Custom force feedback sliders allow drivers to tune overall resistance, curb rumble, and higher-speed centering effects.

Manual deadzone calibration removes loose center steering and ensures immediate one-to-one response from neutral.

Aim at incoming passengers by the front bus door to view their requested ticket category, fare price, and payment method.

Access the dashboard ticket terminal and choose the matching option between single, child, day, week, month, or group tickets.

Toggle the payment interface between contactless card processing or cash acceptance according to the passenger request.

The game requires at least an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-10400F, with an 8-core CPU recommended for dense traffic.

An 8 GB VRAM graphics card like the GTX 1070 or RX 6600 XT is required, while 11 GB is recommended to prevent memory crashes.

The base client requires 20 GB of drive space, with an SSD strongly recommended to prevent asset streaming hitches.

The standalone base game retails at $39.99 on Steam and £31.74 on console digital storefronts.

The Vienna Edition packages the base game with the Vienna Expansion for €69.99, while the standalone expansion costs €49.99.

The 2026 Season Pass costs €64.99 and bundles the C2 buses, Tatra KT4D, Vienna Expansion, and upcoming Flexity Graz.

Ensure your purchase of the original City Transport Simulator occurred prior to the April 14, 2026 qualification cutoff.

Download City Transport Simulator 2026 as a separate title from your platform library at no additional cost.

Open your platform storefront to claim compatible previously owned DLC licenses, which appear as free downloads.

Foliage and roadway environments cycle across spring, summer, autumn, and winter with dynamic sunshine, fog, rain, and snow.

Subzero runs cause windshields to frost over, requiring drivers to operate dashboard defrosters and passenger heating systems.

Buses must build pneumatic pressure before releasing brakes, which can be accelerated by revving lightly in neutral.

Updates introduced closed circular routes, separate bus and tram platform numbering, and express runs that skip minor stops.

Update 26.2.0 added the ability to sit down in passenger seats on AI-driven routes alongside cab acoustic muffling.

A dedicated emergency AI traffic reset option was added to the menu to clear gridlocked street intersections.