UK bus, tram and rail passenger journeys
Annual passenger journeys on UK public transport: local buses in Great Britain by nation, English region and type of area (DfT); every light rail, tram and underground system from the London Underground to the Blackpool Tramway (DfT); and national rail passenger journeys and passenger kilometres (Office of Rail and Road).
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| Local bus passenger journeys (DfT)1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain3 | 4,078.19 | 4,029.97 | 3,743.12 | 3,121.72 | 1,734.18 | 4,528.46 | 4,786.92 | 4,832.76 | 4,930.46 | 5,022.92 | 5,142.45 | 5,200.65 | 5,099.23 | 5,190.92 | 5,164.32 | 5,188.24 | 5,249.91 | 5,142.79 | 4,892.64 | 4,699.49 | 4,608.58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England4 | 3,671.99 | 3,629.41 | 3,388.97 | 2,840.05 | 1,582.01 | 4,074.88 | 4,311.22 | 4,347.88 | 4,438.78 | 4,510.92 | 4,627.07 | 4,672.45 | 4,570.15 | 4,639.54 | 4,618.43 | 4,613.39 | 4,636.45 | 4,530.23 | 4,297.98 | 4,114.01 | 4,026.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London | 1,821.49 | 1,848.5 | 1,766.13 | 1,476.11 | 856.17 | 2,090.56 | 2,197.79 | 2,225.25 | 2,240.29 | 2,292.65 | 2,363.64 | 2,384.09 | 2,314.59 | 2,323.85 | 2,269.23 | 2,238.22 | 2,228.2 | 2,160.37 | 1,993.45 | 1,881.17 | 1,802.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England outside London2 | 1,850.51 | 1,780.91 | 1,622.84 | 1,363.94 | 725.83 | 1,984.32 | 2,113.44 | 2,122.63 | 2,198.48 | 2,218.27 | 2,263.43 | 2,288.36 | 2,255.55 | 2,315.68 | 2,349.2 | 2,375.16 | 2,408.25 | 2,369.86 | 2,304.53 | 2,232.84 | 2,223.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English metropolitan areas | 776.59 | 741.45 | 689.75 | 586.29 | 329.44 | 845.86 | 904.22 | 908.41 | 936.25 | 948.03 | 975.3 | 990.35 | 976.75 | 1,004.02 | 1,032.44 | 1,062.1 | 1,074.22 | 1,067.24 | 1,051.51 | 1,048.99 | 1,047.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English non-metropolitan areas | 1,073.92 | 1,039.46 | 933.09 | 777.65 | 396.4 | 1,138.46 | 1,209.22 | 1,214.23 | 1,262.24 | 1,270.24 | 1,288.14 | 1,298.01 | 1,278.8 | 1,311.66 | 1,316.76 | 1,313.07 | 1,334.03 | 1,302.61 | 1,253.02 | 1,183.84 | 1,176.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English regions8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North East | 139.22 | 130.34 | 130.23 | 113.02 | 61.15 | 159.8 | 171.64 | 169 | 176.95 | 180.65 | 184.91 | 188.27 | 190.35 | 198.59 | 205.61 | 207.16 | 209.16 | 203.95 | 206.31 | 202.02 | 206.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North West | 339.35 | 324.47 | 298.58 | 255.99 | 143.18 | 368.78 | 384.71 | 389.77 | 408.56 | 414.46 | 426.51 | 433.77 | 434.21 | 439.19 | 457.03 | 463.93 | 467.33 | 467.61 | 448.36 | 442.47 | 439.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 236.2 | 236.76 | 222.04 | 192.93 | 103.18 | 276.15 | 302.44 | 311.38 | 321.44 | 329.15 | 339.15 | 345.11 | 335.42 | 357.28 | 357.9 | 364.41 | 375.27 | 367.67 | 360.84 | 356.43 | 350.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Midlands | 163.9 | 161.03 | 142.44 | 119.21 | 60.68 | 174.12 | 189.78 | 190.32 | 196.88 | 198.97 | 202.6 | 205.44 | 206.82 | 212.9 | 214.52 | 217.99 | 215.56 | 214.6 | 201.7 | 201.56 | 200.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Midlands | 295.33 | 282.54 | 255.96 | 213.2 | 117.66 | 302.63 | 324.28 | 321.2 | 330.41 | 341.47 | 352.79 | 360.72 | 355.07 | 364.02 | 380.01 | 399.37 | 414.28 | 411.56 | 406.66 | 402.92 | 407.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East of England | 161.94 | 155.66 | 141.24 | 111.56 | 58.57 | 169.78 | 175.23 | 174.35 | 187.43 | 181.84 | 186.56 | 189.65 | 185.72 | 189.53 | 189.92 | 188.58 | 193.77 | 189.14 | 183.28 | 167.8 | 167.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South East | 322.15 | 307.49 | 274.27 | 221.45 | 113.03 | 334.02 | 348.34 | 349.67 | 355.68 | 353.18 | 355.2 | 355.34 | 345.49 | 344.73 | 338.06 | 331.69 | 327.95 | 319.34 | 309.73 | 288.76 | 283.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South West | 192.42 | 182.63 | 158.08 | 136.56 | 68.38 | 199.04 | 217.02 | 216.95 | 221.13 | 218.55 | 215.71 | 210.07 | 202.47 | 209.44 | 206.15 | 202.04 | 204.93 | 196 | 187.65 | 170.88 | 170.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England by rural-urban classification3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other predominantly urban areas | 543.03 | 526.58 | 470.7 | 388.63 | 207.9 | 573.91 | 605.14 | 602.93 | 626.5 | 614.04 | 615.61 | 613.13 | 605.27 | 625.28 | 626.9 | 631.35 | 635.44 | 615.26 | 595 | 567.75 | 560.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban with Significant Rural | 294.5 | 287.08 | 256.28 | 216.07 | 105.74 | 318.2 | 345.39 | 353.88 | 367.64 | 380.3 | 386.86 | 395.78 | 389.26 | 395.48 | 397.46 | 394.88 | 410.41 | 406.41 | 383.57 | 361.4 | 362.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Largely or Mainly Rural | 236.39 | 225.8 | 206.11 | 172.96 | 82.75 | 246.35 | 258.69 | 257.42 | 268.1 | 275.9 | 285.66 | 289.1 | 284.27 | 290.9 | 292.39 | 286.84 | 288.18 | 280.95 | 274.45 | 254.7 | 253.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | 334.48 | 329.13 | 292.97 | 228.41 | 124.95 | 361.22 | 374.65 | 386.01 | 392.24 | 409.67 | 414.25 | 421.05 | 420.33 | 435.66 | 430.2 | 457.98 | 483.63 | 487.27 | 475.87 | 465.39 | 459.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wales | 71.71 | 71.43 | 61.17 | 53.26 | 27.23 | 92.36 | 101.05 | 98.86 | 99.44 | 102.33 | 101.13 | 107.15 | 108.75 | 115.72 | 115.68 | 116.87 | 129.83 | 125.29 | 118.79 | 120.1 | 122.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light rail, tram and underground journeys (DfT)2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain2 | 243.4 | 238.9 | 216.8 | 174.3 | 82.6 | 270.6 | 282.3 | 274 | 273.5 | 257.3 | 242.4 | 227.1 | 222.5 | 204.8 | 196.5 | 186.2 | 188.6 | 186.2 | 178.6 | 163.4 | 158.7 | 146.5 | 140.7 | 132.2 | 123.6 | 98.2 | 89.3 | 83.7 | 78.2 | 73.2 | 68.2 | 63.4 | 59.1 | 53.5 | 57.4 | 59.6 | 57.4 | 50.3 | 52.6 | 65.3 | 63.2 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England3 | 231.2 | 228.8 | 211.5 | 171.5 | 81.7 | 263.4 | 274.8 | 267.2 | 267.7 | 252 | 238.2 | 227.1 | 222.5 | 204.8 | 196.5 | 186.2 | 188.6 | 186.2 | 178.6 | 163.4 | 158.7 | 146.5 | 140.7 | 132.2 | 123.6 | 98.2 | 89.3 | 83.7 | 78.2 | 73.2 | 68.2 | 63.4 | 59.1 | 53.5 | 57.4 | 59.6 | 57.4 | 50.3 | 52.6 | 65.3 | 63.2 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Docklands Light Railway | 97.8 | 98.9 | 92.3 | 77.2 | 39.7 | 116.8 | 121.8 | 119.6 | 122.3 | 116.9 | 110.2 | 101.6 | 100 | 86.1 | 78.3 | 69.4 | 67.8 | 66.6 | 63.9 | 53.5 | 50.1 | 48.5 | 45.7 | 41.3 | 38.4 | 31.3 | 27.6 | 21 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8 | 8.5 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Trams | 17.2 | 20 | 20.9 | 19.1 | 11.6 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 27 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 30.1 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 25.8 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 24.6 | 22.5 | 22 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England outside of London6 | 116.2 | 109.9 | 98.3 | 75.2 | 30.4 | 119.4 | 124.4 | 118.6 | 115.9 | 108.1 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 92.3 | 90.1 | 90.3 | 91 | 93.6 | 92.5 | 90.1 | 87.3 | 86.6 | 78.3 | 76.3 | 72.7 | 70.3 | 66.9 | 61.7 | 62.7 | 61.5 | 58.7 | 56.9 | 55.1 | 52.2 | 45.6 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.3 | 52.6 | 65.3 | 63.2 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester Metrolink | 46 | 42 | 36 | 26 | 10.3 | 44.3 | 43.7 | 41.2 | 37.8 | 34.3 | 31.2 | 29.2 | 25 | 22.3 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 20 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyne and Wear Metro | 32.2 | 30.7 | 29.3 | 24.3 | 9.4 | 33.1 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 40.3 | 38.1 | 35.7 | 37 | 37.9 | 39.9 | 40.8 | 40.6 | 39.8 | 37.9 | 35.8 | 36.8 | 37.9 | 36.6 | 33.4 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 33.8 | 35 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 37 | 38.3 | 38.9 | 40.6 | 43.6 | 45.5 | 45.4 | 44.9 | 46.4 | 59.1 | 57.2 | 49.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nottingham Express Transit | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 9 | 9.7 | 9 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Midlands Metro | 8.8 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 8 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Supertram | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 15 | 15 | 14.7 | 15 | 14.8 | 14 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Tramway | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh Trams | 12.2 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Underground systems (outside the light rail total)2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Underground | 1,216.3 | 1,180.8 | 1,065.1 | 748 | 296.1 | 1,337 | 1,384 | 1,394.6 | 1,377.9 | 1,349.3 | 1,305.4 | 1,265 | 1,229 | 1,171 | 1,107 | 1,059 | 1,089 | 1,096 | 1,040 | 970 | 976 | 948 | 942 | 953 | 970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow Subway | 13 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 8 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 13 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National rail passengers (Office of Rail and Road)2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passenger journeys | 1,829.47 | 1,728.7 | 1,612.03 | 1,384.75 | 990.06 | 387.89 | 1,738.74 | 1,752.98 | 1,704 | 1,727.48 | 1,713.52 | 1,650.41 | 1,583.38 | 1,497.67 | 1,456.28 | 1,350.66 | 1,264.17 | 1,271.93 | 1,223.24 | 1,150.27 | 1,081.75 | 1,044.57 | 1,016.81 | 980.51 | 964.37 | 961.67 | 935.38 | 894.79 | 845.66 | 800.23 | 761.23 | 735.05 | 740 | 770 | 792 | 810 | 812 | 822 | 798 | 738 | 686 | 701 | 694 | 630 | 719 | 760 | 748 | 724 | 702 | 702 | 730 | 733 | 728 | 754 | 816 | 824 | 806 | 831 | 837 | 835 | 865 | 928 | 938 | 965 | 1,025 | 1,037 | 1,069 | 1,090 | 1,101 | 1,029 | 994 | 1,020 | 1,015 | 1,017 | 1,030 | 1,010 | 1,021 | 1,024 | 1,140 | 1,266 | 1,237 | 1,295 | 1,257 | 1,231 | 1,200 | 1,159 | 1,141 | 1,172 | 1,238 | 1,268 | 1,250 | 1,651 | 1,542 | 1,743 | 1,747 | 1,772 | 1,749 | 1,787 | 2,186 | 2,064 | |
| Passenger kilometres | 67.71 | 64.57 | 60.16 | 53.01 | 39.12 | 12.5 | 66.76 | 67.67 | 66.25 | 66.05 | 64.73 | 62.94 | 60.21 | 58.26 | 57.13 | 54.5 | 51.55 | 50.87 | 49.06 | 46.28 | 43.27 | 41.83 | 41.03 | 39.8 | 39.26 | 38.3 | 38.58 | 36.35 | 34.66 | 32.13 | 30.04 | 28.66 | 30.36 | 31.72 | 32.47 | 33.19 | 33.32 | 34.32 | 32.41 | 30.81 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 29.54 | 27.23 | 29.72 | 30.26 | 32.03 | 30.74 | 29.29 | 28.65 | 30.26 | 30.9 | 29.77 | 28.35 | 30.13 | 30.41 | 29.61 | 28.7 | 29.11 | 29.7 | 30.12 | 31.98 | 31.5 | 31.82 | 33.89 | 34.68 | 35.84 | 34.96 | 36.36 | 34.01 | 32.68 | 33.33 | 33.49 | 33.3 | 33.46 | 32.47 | 34.02 | 34.21 | 37.04 | 47.04 | 30.57 |
Latest reading
Great Britain stood at 4,078.19 Millions in 2025. That is +1.2% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 2005 to 2025. Source: GOV.UK official statistics; Office of Rail and Road.
- Latest
- 4,078.19 Millions
- 2025
- vs previous period
- +1.2%
- 2024
About this data
Annual passenger journeys on UK public transport: local buses in Great Britain by nation, English region and type of area (DfT); every light rail, tram and underground system from the London Underground to the Blackpool Tramway (DfT); and national rail passenger journeys and passenger kilometres (Office of Rail and Road).
Frequently asked questions
- What transport modes are covered in these UK passenger journey tables?
- The tables cover annual passenger journeys on Great Britain local bus networks, light rail, tram and underground systems, and Office of Rail and Road national rail passenger journeys and passenger kilometres.
- Which regional breakdowns are available for Great Britain bus travel?
- Local bus journeys are reported for Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and England, with English breakdowns for London, English metropolitan areas, non-metropolitan areas and regions such as the North West and South East.
- Which light rail and tram networks are included?
- The series track annual journeys across networks including the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, London Trams, Manchester Metrolink, Tyne and Wear Metro and Nottingham Express Transit.
- How far back do these public transport passenger series go?
- Public transport journey records in this dataset trace passenger totals since 1872, compiled from Department for Transport and Office of Rail and Road releases.
