Buses and trains

Does GTA 6 have working buses and trains?

Edge says yes. In its Edge 430 cover story, Simon Parkin writes that the game has “fully functioning bus and train systems”, in a passage about calmer diversions. Polygon retold the line and credits Edge. It is one report from a visit to Rockstar North, not a Rockstar announcement, so we label it reported.

Phil Hooker, one of the studio’s heads of development, is quoted on the buses. Edge says he spends much of his time making sure they arrive when they should, then riding them around Leonida. “I’m obsessed with making sure they always turn up,” he told Edge, adding that he has memorised all of the routes.

Can you ride them, and how do they work?

Hooker’s account of riding them suggests buses are open to passengers, and Aaron Garbut gave a hint at how Rockstar sees it. Edge quotes him describing a roleplay way to play, popping into a shop for cigarettes and beer, then “going on the train for the day”. Both are developers talking about the game, not a Rockstar guide.

Rockstar hasn’t described fares, stops, maps or fast travel. Polygon says the bus and the train each have their own routes and timetables. Edge mentions routes and buses arriving when expected but never uses the word timetable, so we treat that part as Polygon’s reading.

What about the elevated train in Trailer 2?

PC Gamer’s breakdown of Trailer 2 describes an elevated train, covered on our elevated passenger train page. Edge doesn’t mention that train, so whether it is part of the system Hooker rides is unknown. It would be a reasonable guess, but it is only a guess.

Have earlier GTA games had buses and trains?

Trains, yes. Grand Theft Wiki lists a passenger train in GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA III and Liberty City Stories, the Brown Streak passenger train in San Andreas, and a citywide subway in GTA IV. Edge’s claim is that GTA 6 has working systems, not that it is first to have trains, so the question is how much you can do with them.