Tutorial

The Tutorial of Bus Simulator 18 is an optional mission available to players when starting their company. In the tutorial, the NPC Mira Tannhauser guides the player to learn the basics of controlling the bus.

Starting
After starting the company and customising the player character, the game will ask the player whether he / she wants to play the tutorial. Clicking "Yes" directs the player to the tutorial, otherwise the main screen will be displayed and the mission Getting Started begins.

Process
The tutorial starts at platform 1 of Central Bus Station. Mira Tannhauser guides the player to do the following:
 * Run around
 * Approach the Citaro K bus parked at the station.
 * Unlock all doors and start the bus

After that, the player needs to drive on a "trial run" from the Central Bus Station to Westspoke in Astra - Park, with Tannhauser in the front-most seat. The following stops are served:
 * Victory Road
 * River Promenade
 * Siegwalden - Lido
 * Westspoke

Two events are included in the tutorial to get the player familiarized with random events:
 * A passenger will block the middle door at River Promenade
 * A wheelchair user boards the bus at Siegwalden - Lido and alights at Westspoke.

After dropping off all passengers at Westspoke (except Tannhauser), the player must drive the bus to the bus garage just south of Astra Promenade stop. The Tutorial ends when the player shuts down the bus – unlike actual gameplay, the player does not need to disembark the bus.