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Statistical data set

Mode of travel

Data about people travelling by mode of transport, produced by Department for Transport.

For the 2025 release, tables NTS9903, NTS9904 and NTS9910 were discontinued and replaced by tables NTS0318 and NTS0319. The information previously published in these tables has been reorganised into a revised table structure to improve usability.

Trips, stages, distance and time spent travelling

NTS0303: Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 58.5 KB)

NTS0308: Average number of trips and distance travelled by trip length and main mode; England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 209 KB)

NTS0312: Walks of 20 minutes or more by age and frequency: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 37.8 KB)

NTS0313: Frequency of use of different transport modes: England, 2003 onwards (ODS, 29.9 KB)

NTS0412: Commuter trips and distance by employment status and main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 58.1 KB)

NTS0504: Average number of trips by day of the week or month and purpose or main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 161 KB)

Mode by purpose

NTS0409: Average number of trips and distance travelled by purpose and main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 117 KB)

Mode by protected characteristics

NTS0320: Average number of trips by main mode and protected characteristics: England, 2023 onwards (ODS, 31.5 KB)

NTS0601: Average number of trips, stages and distance travelled by sex, age and mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 536 KB)

Trips to and from school by mode

NTS0613: Trips to and from school by main mode and age: England, 1995 onwards (ODS, 34.5 KB)

NTS0614: Trips to and from school by age, trip length and main mode, aged 5 to 16: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 83.1 KB)

NTS0615: Usual mode of travel to school by age: England, 1995 onwards (ODS, 19.9 KB)

Travel by car access, household income, household type, NS-SEC and mobility status

NTS0702: Travel by personal car access, sex and mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 240 KB)

NTS0705: Average number of trips and miles by household income quintile and mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 85.3 KB)

NTS0706: Average number of trips and miles by household type and mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 97.7 KB)

NTS0708: Average number of trips and miles by National Statistics Socio-economic Classification and mode, aged 16 and over: England, 2004 onwards (ODS, 79.4 KB)

NTS0709: Average number of trips and miles by mobility status and mode, aged 16 and over: England, 2007 onwards (ODS, 41 KB)

Mode by region and rural-urban classification of residence

NTS0318: Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode and region of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 476 KB)

NTS0319: Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 326 KB)

NTS9908: Trips to and from school by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence, aged 5 to 16: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 93.3 KB)

NTS9916: Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, trip length, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 1.64 MB)

NTS9917: Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, ethnic group, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 617 KB)

NTS9919: Proportion of stages preceding a surface rail stage, by stage mode and region of residence: England, 2017 onwards (ODS, 20.8 KB)

Long distance trips

NTS0316: Number of flights abroad in the last 12 months: England, 2006 onwards (ODS, 22.1 KB)

NTS0317: Long distance trips within Great Britain by main mode and length: English households, 2002 onwards (ODS, 38.5 KB)

NTS0407: Long distance trips within Great Britain by purpose and length: English households, 2002 onwards (ODS, 55.7 KB)

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