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Tube use and active travel up while bus use continues to fall, TfL data shows

Deniz Huseyin
17 December 2025
Estimated daily trips (in millions) by mode in London
Estimated daily trips (in millions) by mode in London
 

Bus demand in the capital continues to decline, new data from Transport for London (TfL) shows. The ‘Travel in London 2025 Annual overview’ report reveals that bus demand was estimated at 1,842 million journeys, a 1.5% decrease from 2023/24, and continuing the recent declining trend. Bus journeys in 2024/25 were estimated to be 22.8% lower than the high point in 2014/15.

The average bus speed in 2024/25 was 9.2 miles per hour, a reduction of 1% on 2023/24. While overall traffic...

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