National Travel Survey: 2022
Personal travel in Great Britain during 2022 by residents of England. Including how and why people travel, driving licences and vehicle ownership.
Applies to England
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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp National Travel Survey results in 2022 showed:
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people in England made 862 trips on average in 2022, about 17 trips per week
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this was an increase of 14% on 2021 and a decrease of 10% on 2019
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there were increases in trip rates amongst all transport modes in 2022 compared to 2021, apart from cycling and London Underground trips which remained at a similar level
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walking trips increased in 2022 to 267 trips per person, this was 7% higher than in 2019
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trip rates for buses (in and outside London) saw an increase, but remained below pre-pandemic (2019) levels
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the 5,373 miles people travelled on average in 2022 was 24% higher than in 2021, and a decrease of 17% compared to 2019
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on average people spent 324 hours travelling in 2022, around 53 minutes a day
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on average people spent 24 minutes per cycling trip, 21 minutes per car driver trip and 18 minutes per walking trip, on average in 2022
A technical report detailing the survey methodology and data collection operations is available.
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