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National Travel Survey

Statistics and data from the National Travel Survey, which is a household survey designed to monitor trends in personal travel.

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From:
Department for Transport
Published:
30 July 2013
Last updated:
10 September 2026
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  1. Updated for National Travel Survey: 2025 publication.

  2. Trip Chaining 2024 Factsheet published.

  3. National Travel Survey: 2024 published.

  4. National Travel Survey mid-year estimates year ending June 2024 - factsheet on Combined Authorities (2023 data) added.

  5. Mid-year estimates for the year ending June 2024 added.

  6. National Travel Survey report for the year 2023 published.

  7. Mid-year estimates for the year ending June 2023 added.

  8. National Travel Survey for the year 2022 added.

  9. National Travel Survey 2021 added.

  10. National Travel Survey 2020 added to the collection.

  11. National Travel Survey 2019, National Statistics designation and pre-release access pages added to collection.

  12. Updated for NTS 2018 publication.

  13. New release published.

  14. Request for feedback for NTS questionnaire changes added to the page.

  15. New release published.

  16. New release published and text updated.

  17. New release published.

  18. First published.

National Travel Survey Statistics Table Finder

Use the Transport Statistics finder to explore and discover the latest statistics and report published by the National Travel Survey statistics team, and the rest of the Department for Transport (DfT).

You can use the search functions in the finder to explore, download and view all the statistical content the department has published.

Latest National Travel Survey statistics

National Travel Survey (NTS) is a household survey designed to monitor long-term trends in personal travel and to inform the development of policy. It is the primary source of data on personal travel patterns by residents of England within Great Britain.

The survey collects information on how, why, when and where people travel as well as factors affecting travel (for example, car availability and driving licence holding).

Guidance documents on current and previous National Travel Survey statistics are available.

National Travel Survey data tables

The survey collects information on how, why, when and where people travel as well as factors affecting travel (for example, car availability and driving licence holding).

Several NTS tables have been restructured to improve accessibility and better meet user needs. This includes the reorganisation of existing content and the introduction of new tables where additional detail is now provided. Further information on these changes is available in the NTS table index.

New ad-hoc pieces of analysis are published alongside the annual statistics, and they can be found on Ad-hoc National Travel Survey analysis.

About the National Travel Survey data and reports

National Travel Survey data collection consists of a face-to-face interview and a 7 day self-completed written travel diary, allowing travel patterns to be linked with individual characteristics. The survey covers travel by people in all age groups, including children.

These reports provide details of the survey methodology and compliance with the code of practice for official statistics, plus factsheets containing topical analysis.

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