National Travel Survey: 2023
National Travel Survey (NTS) covering personal travel in 2023 by residents of England. Statistics on how and why people travel, their vehicles and licences.
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The National Travel Survey (NTS) results in 2023 showed:
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people in England made 915 trips on average in 2023, about 18 trips per week
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this was an increase of 6% on 2022 and a decrease of 4% on 2019
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there were increases in trip rates amongst private transport modes and public transport modes in 2023 compared to 2022, apart from London buses and active transport modes which have remained at a similar level
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walking trips remained similar in 2023 with 263 trips per person, this was 5% higher than in 2019
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trip rates for buses outside London saw an increase of 8% in 2023 compared to 2022 but remained below pre-pandemic (2019) levels
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the 5,974 miles people travelled on average in 2023 was 11% higher than in 2022, and a decrease of 8% compared to 2019
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on average people spent 353 hours travelling in 2023, around 58 minutes a day
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on average people spent 22 minutes per cycling trip, 21 minutes per car driver trip and 18 minutes per walking trip, on average in 2023
A technical report detailing the survey methodology and data collection operations is available.
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