New to open TTD. Taking the bus.

[BrowneHawk]

I'm new to the game taking things slow and experimenting. So this will sound like a basic question to some.

In regards to bus systems. Is the intent for me to put multiple stops all around a single city? Or is the intent for me to have one bus stop, like a greyhound and have them go from cities and towns?

[SingaBeer]

I use buses for short journeys only, but, you've got to experiment. You will quickly learn why buses long journeys aren't a great idea.

[noctilucus]

Larger cities can definitely supply enough passengers for multiple bus stops, but personally I prefer to serve these cities with airports and train stations, keeping bus stops for the really small towns that don't generate enough passengers to make aircraft or trains economically viable.

[Raptor]

Buses are the way to quickly grow a city. Having 4 or 5 bus stations in a town, with buses going between them will make a city grow quicker than a single train station.
If you are just starting out and don't have much money try to plan around where you will put a train station.
I like to play realistically and depending on the size of the city, 2 or even 3 train stations doing long distance travel, with 5 or 6 bus stations moving passengers around the town, as well as feeding the train stations. One of my train stations will have a bus hub for long distance bus travel to smaller towns that are not big enough for a train station.

[BrowneHawk]

Originally posted by Raptor:

Buses are the way to quickly grow a city. Having 4 or 5 bus stations in a town, with buses going between them will make a city grow quicker than a single train station.
If you are just starting out and don't have much money try to plan around where you will put a train station.
I like to play realistically and depending on the size of the city, 2 or even 3 train stations doing long distance travel, with 5 or 6 bus stations moving passengers around the town, as well as feeding the train stations. One of my train stations will have a bus hub for long distance bus travel to smaller towns that are not big enough for a train station.

I didn't add the multi stop bus route on my current run, and did notice the city I chose to grow was moving slower. I feel like If I placed the stops better it would have also made it tougher for the AI to place all its airports.

After getting a good 4 hours session in I am noticing busing to not be profitable, I read that planes were op, but trains are the money maker for me atm.