Courier country played a key role in ensuring 2014 was a momentous year for Scotland, according to transport minister Derek Mackay.
He hailed the improvements made to roads and transport links in Perthshire as one of the key factors in the success of major events.
In particular, Mr Mackay said the completion of the £3.5 million Gleneagles Station refurbishment and the opening of the new £3.9m road connecting it to the A9 were vital to the success of the Ryder Cup.
The Gleneagles golf event has been hailed as one of the finest ever and its organisation is likely to serve as a blueprint for the future.
Around 250,000 fans from 96 different countries made their way to Perthshire in a staggering and complex transport exercise.
More than 3,000 spectators a day made use of the pick-up/drop-off facilities at the three park and ride car parks and, in total, more than 182,000 workers, volunteers and spectators were transported on around 2,800 buses to and from Gleneagles.
There were also around 50,100 rail journeys and an increase in the number of users of Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.
Away from Perthshire, a mammoth £1 billion was invested in transport for the Commonwealth Games.
More than 150,000 journeys were made through Glasgow event stations on each day of the Games, while more than 250,000 spectators used the shuttle buses and 10,000 people hired bikes.
More than 5.6m people passed through major rail stations in Glasgow and Edinburgh more than twice the usual number.
Mr Mackay said: “Many staff across a number of transport, public and private sector organisations were heavily involved in the planning and delivery of the best ever Commonwealth Games and a truly stunning Ryder Cup.
“It is through each and every one of their personal efforts that we combined to showcase Scotland’s transport network to a global audience of billions of people and I would like to thank them warmly for this.
“Everyone, from staff on the platforms to crews on the trains, from road maintenance crews to Traffic Scotland operators, all wanted to show our country in a good light.”