Traffic in United Kingdom

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 986.60kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 45.32 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 6.10%
Walking 18.88%
Car 42.73%
Bicycle 8.59%
Motorcycle 1.20%
Bus/Trolleybus 10.76%
Tram/Streetcar 0.64%
Train/Metro 11.08%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 4.09 km
Walking 22.65 min
Waiting 0.91 min
Driving Car 1.09 min
Bicycle 0.26 min
Motorcycle 0.11 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.68 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.10 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.22 min
Overall 28.05 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 19.28 km
Walking 0.77 min
Waiting 0.01 min
Driving Car 30.89 min
Overall 31.67 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 7.07 km
Walking 0.48 min
Bicycle 22.50 min
Overall 23.16 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 9.87 km
Walking 7.43 min
Waiting 6.62 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 29.43 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.49 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 23.32 km
Walking 11.60 min
Waiting 5.58 min
Bicycle 0.09 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 2.17 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.23 min
Train/Metro Ride 36.16 min
Overall 56.66 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 14.49 km
Overall 34.74 min

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Last update: November 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

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

By City in United Kingdom

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
London 159.9 44.8 3393.7 172.2 1909.6
Manchester 157.0 39.0 1350.4 173.1 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 144.1 33.2 340.5 201.6 6125.6
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 122.6 30.0 109.4 133.7 4975.8
Bristol 121.2 31.2 172.4 112.2 4392.2
Edinburgh 115.6 30.9 157.7 138.9 3640.0
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