Traffic in London, United Kingdom

In this city, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 449.45kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 20.65 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 6.90%
Walking 20.69%
Car 9.96%
Bicycle 13.03%
Motorcycle 1.53%
Bus/Trolleybus 8.81%
Tram/Streetcar 0.00%
Train/Metro 39.08%

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

Average Distance 14.14 km
Average Travel Time 44.65 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 5.67 km
Walking 23.89 min
Waiting 1.76 min
Bicycle 0.19 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.19 min
Train/Metro Ride 6.11 min
Overall 32.24 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 23.24 km
Walking 1.00 min
Driving Car 45.19 min
Overall 46.19 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 7.79 km
Walking 0.29 min
Bicycle 25.41 min
Overall 25.97 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 10.06 km
Walking 0.75 min
Motorcycle 35.00 min
Overall 35.75 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 12.75 km
Walking 7.74 min
Waiting 5.57 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 35.17 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.09 min
Overall 49.57 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 19.14 km
Walking 12.31 min
Waiting 5.78 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.96 min
Train/Metro Ride 36.77 min
Overall 57.17 min

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Last update: 5 January 2026

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