National Travel Survey mid-year estimates: year ending June 2024
Mid-year estimates of travel behaviours by residents of England travelling within Great Britain for the year ending June 2024.
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The National Travel Survey mid-year estimates for the year ending June 2024 showed:
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people in England made 922 trips on average in the year ending June 2024, about 18 trips per week
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this was an increase of 1% on 2023, 5% higher than the year ending June 2023 and a decrease of 3% on 2019
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there were increases in trip rates amongst car drivers and car passengers, buses outside London, London Underground and surface rail in the year ending June 2024 compared to the year ending June 2023
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trips for buses in London decreased in the year ending June 2024 compared to the year ending June 2023
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trips for active travel modes remained similar in the year ending June 2024 compared to the year ending June 2023
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the 6,039 miles people travelled on average in the year ending June 2024 was 6% higher than in the year ending June 2023, and a decrease of 7% compared to 2019
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on average people spent 360 hours travelling in the year ending June 2024, around 59 minutes a day
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the most common trip purpose in the year ending June 2024 was for shopping with 168 trips per person, this was followed by commuting with 113 trips per person
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