Traffic in United Kingdom

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 965.61kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 44.36 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home	5.98%
Walking	18.94%
Car	42.10%
Bicycle	9.36%
Motorcycle	1.23%
Bus/Trolleybus	10.89%
Tram/Streetcar	0.69%
Train/Metro	10.81%

Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School

Average Distance	14.22 km
Average Travel Time	34.18 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	4.04 km
Walking	22.24 min
Waiting	0.95 min
Driving Car	1.04 min
Bicycle	0.24 min
Motorcycle	0.10 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.83 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.09 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.18 min
Overall	27.70 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	19.23 km
Walking	0.76 min
Waiting	0.01 min
Driving Car	30.71 min
Overall	31.48 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance	6.49 km
Walking	0.44 min
Bicycle	20.47 min
Overall	21.07 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance	23.90 km
Walking	0.94 min
Motorcycle	32.75 min
Overall	33.69 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	9.70 km
Walking	7.23 min
Waiting	6.72 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	29.06 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.46 min
Overall	43.67 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance	12.90 km
Walking	10.78 min
Waiting	5.33 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	3.33 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	24.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.78 min
Overall	46.22 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	23.29 km
Walking	11.82 min
Waiting	5.46 min
Bicycle	0.09 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.13 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.23 min
Train/Metro Ride	36.42 min
Overall	56.95 min

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Last update: 28 January 2026

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Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in United Kingdom

City	Traffic Index	Time Index (in minutes)	Time Exp. Index	Inefficiency Index	CO₂ Emission Index
Cambridge	166.4	39.5	1465.8	232.4	5387.9
London	158.7	44.6	3323.1	171.3	1872.7
Manchester	157.9	39.0	1355.4	171.1	4750.3
Belfast	152.1	37.6	1016.0	167.2	4855.5
Oxford	135.0	33.3	351.8	165.6	4910.3
Birmingham	131.4	33.3	345.3	129.0	4650.4
Newcastle upon Tyne	127.6	33.1	324.2	147.6	4140.2
Leeds	123.2	29.8	101.2	131.8	5155.8
Bristol	121.7	31.1	170.6	112.0	4481.9
Liverpool	118.9	27.8	43.7	180.0	5058.7
Glasgow	107.7	28.3	53.3	144.9	3613.1
Edinburgh	98.5	26.6	30.3	127.0	3042.5