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Daily domestic transport use by mode

Daily usage of selected domestic transport by mode for Great Britain.

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These statistics on transport use are published monthly.

For each day, the Department for Transport (DfT) produces statistics on domestic transport:

  • road traffic in Great Britain
  • rail passenger journeys in Great Britain
  • Transport for London (TfL) tube and bus routes
  • bus travel in Great Britain (excluding London)

The associated methodology notes set out information on the data sources and methodology used to generate these headline measures.

From September 2023, these statistics include a second rail usage time series which excludes Elizabeth Line service (and other relevant services that have been replaced by the Elizabeth line) from both the travel week and its equivalent baseline week in 2019. This allows for a more meaningful like-for-like comparison of rail demand across the period because the effects of the Elizabeth Line on rail demand are removed. More information can be found in the methodology document.

Planned changes to future releases

The department has reviewed this statistical publication series and identified changes we believe would increase the value of the series for users. These changes are detailed in the Planned changes to the Daily domestic transport use by mode publication document, and a survey was ran to gather user feedback between Wednesday 10 June and Thursday 16 July 2026.

A summary of user feedback and the department’s response will be published on the Daily domestic transport use by mode user engagement 2026 page in due course.

The table below provides the reference of regular statistics collections published by DfT on these topics, with their last and upcoming publication dates.

Mode Publication and link Latest period covered and next publication
Road traffic Road traffic statistics The most recent annual publication covered the year ending December 2025.

The most recent quarterly publication covered data up to and including March 2026.
Rail usage The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes a range of statistics including passenger and freight rail performance and usage. Statistics are available at the ORR website.

Statistics for rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales are published by DfT.
ORR’s latest quarterly rail usage statistics, covering October to December 2025, was published in March 2026.

DfT’s most recent annual passenger numbers and crowding statistics for 2024 were published in July 2025.
Bus usage Bus statistics The most recent annual publication covered the year ending March 2025.

The most recent quarterly publication covered January to March 2026.
TfL tube and bus usage Data on buses is covered by the section above. Station level business data is available.  
Cross Modal and journey by purpose National Travel Survey 2024 calendar year data published in August 2025.

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