4.3 Transport
Observations
More densely populated local authorities show longer travel delays, with the largest delays seen in inner London boroughs, followed by outer London boroughs. Japan and the US consistently have higher investment in rail and road infrastructure than Great Britain.
In 2018, the median estimated commuting time was 24 minutes for men and 19 minutes for women. Between 2002 and 2018, the median commuting time has increased by about three minutes for men and women.
Indicator 4.3.1 – Rail travel
Indicator 4.3.1 shows the proportion of passenger trains arriving on time (within 10 minutes for long distance travel, and 5 minutes otherwise) in Great Britain in the 12 months to each quarter (moving annual average).
Metric 4.3.1a — Percentage passenger trains arriving on time in the past year, Great Britain, 2011-2019 (%)
Source: ORR
Indicator 4.3.2 – Road travel
The map shows the average delay in minutes on locally managed A roads in England for 2018. Delay is calculated by subtracting derived ‘free flow’ travel times from observed travel times for individual road sections. Free flow travel times are calculated using the 85th percentile speed observation for each individual road sections. These are 'capped' at national speed limits.
Metric 4.3.2a — Average delay on locally managed 'A' roads (minutes), by local authority in England, 2018
Source: DfT
Indicator 4.3.3 – Bus services
The map shows the average excess waiting time in minutes for frequent services by local authority (with available data) in England.
Metric 4.3.3a — Average excess waiting time for frequent bus services, England by local authority, 2018-2019 (minutes)
Source: DfT
Indicator 4.3.4 – Investment in transport infrastructure
Indicator 4.3.4 shows the investment in infrastructure by G7 country. It covers spending on new and improvements to the transport network. For comparability and data availability, only investment in rail and road are shown.
Metric 4.3.4a — International comparisons of transport infrastructure investment, G7 countries, 2000-2017 (€ billion)
Source: OECD
Indicator 4.3.5 – Commuting time
Commuting time is estimated based on the home and work postcode via a trip planner app. It measures the time it takes to go from home to work. Data are from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Metric 4.3.5a — Median commuting time by gender over time, UK, 2002 to 2018 (minutes)
Source: ONS