Welcome to Vienna – The Biggest Expansion Yet for City Transport Simulator 2026! — City Transport Simulator 2026 - Bus & Tram News

It’s time for a new city!

[p align="start"]On October 13, 2026, the Vienna Expansion, the biggest expansion for City Transport Simulator 2026 yet, will be released. For the first time, we’re leaving Tramau behind and bringing you a realistically recreated map based on a real city: Vienna.

[p align="start"]With three real-world routes, new vehicles, and more than 1,000 realistically recreated buildings, you’ll be able to explore the Austrian capital by bus and tram.

[p align="start"]At the same time, the new City Transport Simulator 2026 – Vienna Edition will be released, combining the base game and the Vienna Expansion in one package.

[p align="start"]The Vienna Expansion and Vienna Edition will launch on October 13, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Three real-world routes through Vienna 🚋🚌

For the Vienna Expansion, we have selected three real-world routes that showcase very different sides of the city.

[p align="start"]On tram lines 37 and 38, you’ll start at Schottentor and travel north through Vienna. While line 37 takes you to Hohe Warte, line 38 continues on to Grinzing.

[p align="start"]If you prefer driving buses, you can take control of line 35A between Spittelau and Salmannsdorf.

[p align="start"]Road layouts, stops, and the surroundings along all three routes are based on their real-world counterparts. More than 1,000 individually and realistically recreated buildings make numerous streets and characteristic locations instantly recognizable.

New vehicles for Vienna

Of course, a new city also needs the right vehicles.

[p align="start"]The Vienna Expansion expands your fleet with vehicles from Vienna’s public transport network, recreated to match the new routes.

[p align="start"]These include the ULF A and ULF B low-floor trams, as well as the Citybus C2 Vienna, which is available for operation on bus line 35A.

[p align="start"]The vehicles are not only visually based on their Vienna counterparts, but also feature corresponding driver cabs, controls, functions, and sounds.

More than 1,000 buildings – Vienna in detail 🏙️

Bringing a real city to City Transport Simulator means much more to us than simply recreating its routes.

[p align="start"]That’s why the environments along the routes have been created with particular attention to their real-world counterparts. Roads, intersections, stops, and numerous buildings are based on the real Vienna.

[p align="start"]In total, more than 1,000 buildings have been realistically recreated for the expansion.

[p align="start"]Combined with AI traffic, passengers, and pedestrians, this creates an entirely new game world that feels distinctly different from Tramau while still making use of the familiar systems of City Transport Simulator 2026.

Have a look already at the first official trailer:

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But that’s not all: Update 26.2.0 🛠️

[p align="start"]Even before we head to Vienna in October, we’re continuing to work on City Transport Simulator 2026.

[p align="start"]With Update 26.2.0, you can look forward to new gameplay features as well as numerous improvements to vehicles, sounds, passengers, and pedestrians.

Express routes and skipping stops 🚌

You can now create your own express bus routes and choose individual stops to skip. This allows you to create longer routes with fewer intermediate stops and shorter journey times.

[p align="start"]Additionally, buses and trams no longer have to stop at every stop. If nobody wants to board or leave the vehicle, you can simply continue your journey without making an unnecessary stop.

Sit back and enjoy the ride 🪑

[p align="start"]In Free Roam, you can now take a seat and enjoy your own routes from a passenger’s perspective.

Custom announcements on PC 🎙️

[p align="start"]With Update 26.2.0, PC players can use their own audio files for announcements, replacing the standard or predefined announcements.

[p align="start"]Detailed instructions on how to create and use custom announcements can be found in the corresponding ReadMe file in the City Transport Simulator 2026 Announcements folder.

Special announcements

[p align="start"]Special announcements can now be triggered manually on all IBIS devices that support this feature. Several are already predefined and ready to use, while PC players can also add their own.

[p align="start"]Depending on the vehicle and IBIS system, you can access the feature in different ways:

[p align="start"]Vienna IBIS: Button 3 Munich IBIS: “Special Announcement” Frankfurt IBIS: Speaker icon Bus ticket printer: Speaker icon

[p align="start"]The Mannheim IBIS does not currently support this feature.

New passenger voices 🗣️

[p align="start"]For some additional variety, we’ve recorded and integrated new male and female passenger voices.

Improvements to numerous vehicles 🚋

[p align="start"]Update 26.2.0 also brings further improvements to vehicles including the E1, ULF, and Flexity.

[p align="start"]On the E1, the deadman warning must now always be acknowledged using the deadman button. The animation of the main switch has also been corrected.

[p align="start"]On the Flexity, the windshield wiper can now be switched off again using the same button, and additional button sounds have been added to the left display. On both the ULF and Flexity, the pedals for the bell and track brake now function correctly. The ULF’s 3D model has also received several detail improvements.

[p align="start"]In addition, adhesion has been adjusted according to the selected braking force, reducing the tendency of the wheels to lock up at high braking force settings.

New and improved vehicle sounds 🔊

[p align="start"]The soundscape of numerous vehicles has been revised and expanded, including:

[p align="start"]E1, Tatra, ULF A1/B1, Flexity Vienna, GT6/GT8, R2.2b, and Tramlink.

[p align="start"]Depending on the vehicle, motor, door, pantograph, braking, and cornering sounds have been improved or completely replaced, with additional detail sounds added for various vehicle components.

[p align="start"]Spatial audio has also been improved: on several vehicles, sounds from the passenger compartment are now appropriately muffled when heard from inside the closed driver’s cab.

More natural passengers and pedestrians 🚶

[p align="start"]Passenger and pedestrian behavior has been improved in numerous areas. This includes more natural distribution and grouping, improved spawning and movement behavior, and better handling of height differences and obstacles.

[p align="start"]We’ve also fixed several issues that could cause passengers and pedestrians to float, appear in incorrect positions, or disappear when sitting down. Pedestrian density now also adapts more closely to the surrounding environment.

Console performance and stability

[p align="start"]We’re continuing to work on improving performance and stability on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

[p align="start"]With this update, we have optimized various environmental elements around Toriyama Allee to improve stability in this area.

[p align="start"]We’re very excited about the weeks ahead. Update 26.2.0 brings numerous new features and improvements to City Transport Simulator 2026 – and on October 13, 2026, the Vienna Expansion and Vienna Edition will begin the next big chapter.

See you in Vienna! 🇦🇹🚋🚌

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