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Mode of travel

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Description

Data about people travelling by mode of transport. This dataset provides comparisons of different travel modes.

Policy areas
Transport
Update cadence
Annual
Subject area
Transport statistics
Publisher
Department for Transport
Published
30 July 2013
Data files
File Type Size
Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and distance travelled by trip length and main mode; England, 2002 onwards ods —
Walks of 20 minutes or more by age and frequency: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Frequency of use of different transport modes: England, 2003 onwards ods —
Commuter trips and distance by employment status and main mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips by day of the week or month and purpose or main mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and distance travelled by purpose and main mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips, stages and distance travelled by sex, age and mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Trips to and from school by main mode and age: England, 1995 onwards ods —
Trips to and from school by age, trip length and main mode, aged 5 to 16: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Usual mode of travel to school by age: England, 1995 onwards ods —
Travel by personal car access, sex and mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and miles by household income quintile and mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and miles by household type and mode: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and miles by National Statistics Socio-economic Classification and mode, aged 16 and over: England, 2004 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and miles by mobility status and mode, aged 16 and over: England, 2007 onwards ods —
Average number of trips by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence (trips per person per year): England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average distance travelled by mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence (miles per person per year): England, 2002 onwards ods —
Trips to and from school by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence, aged 5 to 16: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average trip length by main mode, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, trip length, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Average number of trips and distance travelled by mode, ethnic group, region and rural-urban classification of residence: England, 2002 onwards ods —
Proportion of stages preceding a surface rail stage, by stage mode and region of residence: England, 2017 onwards ods —
Number of flights abroad in the last 12 months: England, 2006 onwards ods —
Long distance trips within Great Britain by main mode and length: English households, 2002 onwards ods —
Long distance trips within Great Britain by purpose and length: English households, 2002 onwards ods —

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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