Accredited official statistics

National Travel Survey: 2020

Personal travel statistics within Great Britain by English residents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 22 September 2021

Applies to England

Documents

National Travel Survey: 2020

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National Travel Survey: 2020 factsheet

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National Travel Survey: 2020 data tables (ODS)

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National Travel Survey: 2020 data tables (Excel)

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National Travel Survey: 2020 data table index

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Main sample numbers: 1995 to 2020

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National Travel Survey: 2020 quality report

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National Travel Survey: 2020 notes and definitions

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National Travel Survey: 2020 technical report

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Details

The National Travel Survey results in 2020 showed:

• people in England made 739 trips on average, about 14 trips per week
• there was a 22% decrease on the level in 2019
• there was a 5% decrease in the average number of walks to 236 trips per person
• walks of over a mile increased by 34% to 87 trips per person
• cycling trips per person increased by 26% to 20 trips per person
• the 4,334 miles people travelled on average was a 33% decrease compared to 2019

On average, people spent:

• 269 hours travelling, around 44 minutes a day
• 30 minutes per cycling trip
• 20 minutes per car driver trip
• 19 minutes per walking trip

Contact us

National Travel Survey statistics

Email national.travelsurvey@dft.gov.uk

Public enquiries 020 7944 3077

Media enquiries 0300 7777 878

Published 22 September 2021