Traffic in United Kingdom

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 986.80kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 45.33 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	6.16%
Walking	18.80%
Car	42.65%
Bicycle	8.53%
Motorcycle	1.18%
Bus/Trolleybus	10.98%
Tram/Streetcar	0.63%
Train/Metro	11.06%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	4.09 km
Walking	22.53 min
Waiting	0.92 min
Driving Car	1.08 min
Bicycle	0.25 min
Motorcycle	0.11 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	0.67 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.10 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.26 min
Overall	27.95 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	19.38 km
Walking	0.76 min
Waiting	0.01 min
Driving Car	30.93 min
Overall	31.70 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance	7.01 km
Walking	0.47 min
Bicycle	22.33 min
Overall	22.98 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance	25.29 km
Walking	0.93 min
Motorcycle	34.60 min
Overall	35.53 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	9.84 km
Walking	7.30 min
Waiting	6.78 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	29.43 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.47 min
Overall	44.18 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance	14.14 km
Walking	12.00 min
Waiting	5.88 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	3.75 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	26.38 min
Train/Metro Ride	3.12 min
Overall	51.12 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	23.23 km
Walking	11.79 min
Waiting	5.50 min
Bicycle	0.09 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.14 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.23 min
Train/Metro Ride	36.21 min
Overall	56.78 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	14.51 km
Overall	34.76 min

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Last update: May 2025

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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
London	160.0	44.9	3417.4	171.5	1898.4
Manchester	156.9	39.0	1350.4	171.4	4630.1
Cambridge	154.6	36.7	835.8	218.8	5511.7
Belfast	152.1	37.6	1016.0	167.2	4855.5
Liverpool	142.2	32.8	297.3	198.7	6098.8
Newcastle upon Tyne	137.3	35.0	553.0	152.0	4416.3
Birmingham	131.4	33.3	345.3	129.0	4650.4
Oxford	130.1	32.7	285.6	161.6	4606.6
Glasgow	124.3	32.0	234.1	155.7	4152.1
Leeds	123.2	29.8	101.2	131.8	5155.8
Bristol	121.7	31.1	170.6	112.0	4481.9
Edinburgh	115.6	30.9	157.7	138.9	3640.0