Getting every achievement in A Bumpy Ride is honestly much easier than it first appears, but a few of the hidden and specific achievements can definitely become confusing if you do not know exactly what the game expects from you. Most achievements unlock naturally while transporting passengers, upgrading your train, and exploring the map, but there are also several secret interactions and challenge-style achievements that require very specific setups.
This guide explains all achievements in a much more beginner-friendly way while also including useful tips that make some of the more annoying ones easier to complete.
A Bumpy Ride Achievement Guide – All Hidden Achievements
The achievements in A Bumpy Ride are basically divided into four groups:
- Time-based achievements
- General progression achievements
- Specific challenge achievements
- Hidden secret achievements
Some unlock naturally while playing, while others require intentionally doing strange things like crashing into trains or hitting pedestrians with your locomotive.
Yes, this game gets surprisingly chaotic sometimes.
Time-Based Achievements
These are the easiest achievements in the game because they only require surviving a certain number of in-game days.
Newbie
Requirement:
- Complete 3 in-game days
You will almost certainly unlock this naturally very early.
Amateur
Requirement:
- Complete 10 in-game days
Again, this comes naturally while progressing through the game.
Experienced
Requirement:
- Complete 30 in-game days
This one simply takes time. There is no trick involved other than continuing to play regularly.
General Progression Achievements
These achievements mostly unlock naturally while playing normally.
Centennial
Requirement:
- Deliver 100 passengers successfully
As long as you continue transporting passengers consistently, this unlocks naturally over time.
Traveller
Requirement:
- Travel 1000 miles
This is another long-term achievement that mainly depends on playtime and exploration.
Deliverer
Requirement:
- Complete 20 freight deliveries
Freight missions unlock after visiting Bumblebee Station for the first time.
Once unlocked, simply continue completing cargo deliveries whenever available.
Entrepreneur
Requirement:
- Earn $25,000 total
Important:
You do not need $25,000 sitting in your account at once.
The game tracks total earnings over time, so spending money does not hurt progress.
Explorer
Requirement:
- Unlock every section of the map
You only need to enter each area once.
You do not need to fully clear every blocked entrance or path. Simply discovering each region is enough.
The achievement only unlocks at the end of the day, so do not panic if it does not appear immediately.
Artist
Requirement:
- Own 15 paint schemes
You can find paint schemes inside the engine upgrade menu by pressing the arrow buttons.
This achievement is mostly tied to collecting cosmetic options over time.
Fully Upgraded
Requirement:
- Fully upgrade your train
If you see upgrade slots marked with “???” it means earlier upgrades must be purchased first before later upgrades become visible.
This is basically the game’s full progression achievement.
Specific Achievements
These achievements usually require intentional setups rather than normal gameplay.
Photographer
Requirement:
- Have one passenger take photos at every destination
This is one of the trickier achievements because the same passenger must visit all four destinations.
You also need the entire map unlocked first.
The guide mentions uncertainty about whether passengers need to fully take the photos themselves or simply visit the platforms, so it is safest to fully let the passenger complete their visit at every destination before moving again.
Company Debt
Requirement:
- Crash into all 3 NPC trains in a single day
You must unlock the entire map first because all NPC train routes need to be accessible.
This achievement is basically controlled chaos.
You will probably want to intentionally spend one full day focusing only on train collisions.
Bad Driver
Requirement:
- Crash into a buffer stop at full speed
The easiest buffer stops to use are:
- Birchwood
- Near Aurora
The best strategy is approaching downhill sections first so you naturally gain enough speed before impact.
Hospitalised
Requirement:
- Hit 10 pedestrians
This can only be done near Put Prairie around both sides of the drawbridge.
Very important tip:
Do NOT whistle.
Whistling scares pedestrians away and makes this achievement harder.
Honestly, this achievement feels extremely evil for such a cozy-looking train game.
See Ya!
Requirement:
- Use the bouncer staff member to remove somebody while crossing a bridge
This achievement is exactly what it sounds like.
Hire the bouncer, wait until your train is crossing a bridge, then remove a passenger during the crossing.
Personalised
Requirement:
- Place 50 stamps on your map
The guide is unclear whether the game tracks lifetime placement or requires all 50 at once.
To be safe, place all 50 stamps simultaneously before removing anything.
Get Rotated
Requirement:
- Rotate your train using a turntable
To do this:
- Enter the turntable engine-first
- Make sure the train fully fits on the platform
- Keep a connected track behind you
Once positioned correctly, the turntable rotates automatically.
Hidden Secret Achievements
These are the game’s hidden achievements and usually require very specific interactions.
Sabotaged
Requirement:
- Hire the Saboteur
The Saboteur is hidden inside a box behind the selectable player characters.
You must fully unlock the map first before accessing this.
Hiring sabotage actions requires Shares, which can be earned through:
- Shareholder missions
- Gambling machines near stations
Stations with shareholder missions are marked using red circles.
Attention
Requirement:
- Whistle near the steamboat
Simple but extremely easy to miss if you never experiment with whistles around the environment.
Spooky
Requirement:
- Encounter the ghost train
This is probably the coolest hidden achievement in the game.
To find the ghost train:
- Travel near the mansion
- Go after 6 PM
- Make sure it is raining
The exact spawn chance is unclear, so you may need multiple attempts before it finally appears.
Honestly, the random ghost train event gives the game a surprisingly creepy atmosphere during rainy nights.
A Bumpy Ride has a surprisingly fun achievement list because many unlocks encourage experimentation rather than pure grinding. Some achievements feel relaxing and natural, while others suddenly turn the game into complete railway chaos involving crashes, sabotage, ghost trains, and launching passengers off bridges.
The biggest advice is simply to enjoy exploring the map naturally first instead of obsessing over achievements immediately. Most of the difficult ones become much easier once you fully understand how the rail system, passengers, and NPC events work together.