https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/first-shift/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/feb14928-db8d-43dc-8909-38b8e5c14352.jpgFinish your first shiftRelease the brake, stop within range of every stand, and open the front door. That loop is the whole first shift. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/reading-route-numbers/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/c1d9d35e-7b9e-47d0-a74c-15fb9897f06b.jpgRead a route number before you spawnTwo digits stay in one zone, three digits cross water, and a letter says whether the duty is peak, night, typhoon or a staff shuttle. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/islands-zones-and-roads/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/0d1a9e2d-5ec5-43e1-a2f2-819826b851d3.jpgFind the island you are actually onTen islands sit in zones 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8. Zones 2, 3 and 5 are water, and four strategic roads do the crossing. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/choosing-a-bus-and-operator/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/d109c85b-ff3e-4b6b-a2a6-d11366f4c58e.jpgPick an operator and a bus you can finish inFour franchises run the live network. Most buses are free from the first shift. The company changes the destination display, not the door keys. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/earning-sunshards/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/7e6dc8e8-7f73-41a7-a905-124b58f47fdc.pngEarn Sunshards without buying the ordinary routesDaily tasks and challenges reset at 00:00 UTC. Sunshards buy specials. Levels, most routes and most buses are driven, not purchased. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/servers-and-realism/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/a5214483-a363-4c1c-a19e-7e75fa056dbd.jpgChoose a server before the shift, not during itStandard servers are the small public ones. Realism and the 100-player Community Server unlock at level 10, and joining teleports you. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/special-and-event-services/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/b1049414-613c-4319-9078-05462d9c0402.jpgNight, typhoon, stadium and staff dutiesN, R, S, U, Y, C and F are not beginner variants of the daytime route. Each one has a gate, a date or a missing payout. https://sunshineislandsbussimulator-wiki.wiki/guides/passenger-stops/2026-10-04T17:35:08Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/b5a5f601-ca70-4fb8-b3c3-fdd8931bb025.jpgWork a stop so the payout still countsThe bell, the front door and the 7 metre prompt decide the duty. The rear door is only for people getting off.