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Bus trips fall in London but increase elsewhere – fares cap big factor

Deniz Huseyin
05 September 2025
Trips per person per year by selected public transport modes: England, 2002 to 2024
Trips per person per year by selected public transport modes: England, 2002 to 2024
 

New NTS data showed that average trips on buses outside London increased last year from 25 to 28 trips per person while trips on buses in the capital went down from 14 to 13 trips per person.

Local bus journeys outside London have recovered from a low of 15 trips per person in 2020, probably due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, there has been a gradual fall from 46 trips per person in 2002 to 32 trips per person in 2019.

The increase in trip rates on buses outside London in 2024 may have at...

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