Statistical data set

When people travel

Data about when people travel by time of day, daily and monthly patterns, produced by Department for Transport.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 30 July 2013
• Last updated: 10 September 2026
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  1. 10 September 2026

     Tables updated for National Travel Survey: 2025 publication.

  2. 27 August 2025

     Tables updated for National travel survey: 2024.

  3. 28 August 2024

     Data tables updated for the latest National Travel Survey report for 2023.

  4. 30 August 2023

     Data tables updated for the National Travel Survey report for 2022.

  5. 31 August 2022

     Data tables updated for the NTS 2021 annual report.

  6. 22 September 2021

     Data tables updated for the NTS 2020 report.

  7. 5 August 2020

     Data tables updated for the NTS 2019 report.

  8. 31 July 2019

     Updated for 31st July 2019 publication.

  9. 26 July 2018

     Tables updated for the year 2017.

  10. 8 September 2016

      Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2015.

  11. 2 September 2015

      Tables updated to the latest data for 2014.

  12. 29 July 2014

      Tables NTS0501 to 0506 updated to include data for the year 2013.

  13. 30 July 2013

      NTS05 - When people travel 2012 data added. This replaces previous editions of these tables.

  14. 30 July 2013

      First published.

Trips by time of day

NTS0501: Trips in progress by time of day and day of week - index: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 68.7 KB)

NTS0502: Trip start time by trip purpose (Monday to Friday only): England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 161 KB)

Daily and monthly trip patterns

NTS0504: Average number of trips by day of the week or month and purpose or main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 161 KB)

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