National statistics

National Travel Survey: 2019

Personal travel statistics within Great Britain covering English residents.

Documents

National Travel Survey: 2019 report

National Travel Survey factsheets

National Travel Survey: 2019 data tables

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National Travel Survey: 2019 data table index

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Main sample numbers: 1995 to 2019

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Notes and definitions: 2019

Technical report: 2019

Details

The National Travel Survey results in 2019 showed:

  • people in England made 953 trips on average in 2019, about 18 trips per week
  • this was a 3% decrease on the level in 2018
  • there was a 5% decrease in the average number of walks per person
  • the 6,500 miles people travelled on average in 2019 was about the same as in 2018

On average, people spent just over an hour a day travelling, including 35 minutes by car on average, and 11 minutes walking.

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National Travel Survey statistics

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Published 5 August 2020