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National Travel Survey: 2021
Personal travel in Great Britain during 2021 by residents of England.
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The National Travel Survey results in 2021 showed:
- people in England made 757 trips on average in 2021, about 15 trips per week.
- this was similar to the level in 2020 and a decrease of 21% on the level in 2019.
- there were increases in trip rates amongst car passengers and all public transport modes in 2021 compared to 2020. Car driver trips remained at a similar level.
- walking trips remained similar to 2020 with 235 trips per person in 2021, but this was 6% lower than in 2019.
- cycling trips decreased by 27% in 2021 to 15 trips per person compared to 2020, also 7% lower than in 2019.
- the 4,329 miles people travelled on average in 2021 was similar to 2020, and a decrease of 33% compared to 2019.
- on average people spent 273 hours travelling in 2021, around 45 minutes a day.
- on average people spent 26 minutes per cycling trip, 19 minutes per car driver trip and 19 minutes per walking trip, on average in 2021.
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