Average time of cycle trips in England stay at consistent level of 24 minutes, new statistics show
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The average cycle trip in England lasted 24 minutes in 2024, remaining consistent with the previous year, new figures from the National Travel Survey have revealed.
The annual survey, which collects data through interviews and a seven-day travel diary, found average car driver trips lasted 22 minutes while walking trips averaged 18 minutes.
Overall, people in England made an average of 922 trips in 2024, covering 6,082 miles and spending 362 hours travelling, broadly in line with 2023 but still below 2019 levels.
Participation in the survey rose significantly, with 14,102 individuals fully taking part in 2024, up 20% on the year before, improving the robustness of the data.
The report noted that while the number of cycle trips has not yet returned to pre-pandemic trends, consistency was seen as a positive after recent fluctuations.
London stood out as an exception, with around a quarter of residents now cycling, higher than before the pandemic, alongside renewed commitments from city mayors to strengthen active travel networks.
The survey also highlighted the number of people with access to pedal bikes, showing 41% of people aged five and over owned or had access to a pedal cycle in 2023-24, revealing only a small change from 43% a decade earlier in 2002-04. However, access has risen notably among over-60s, with 25% reporting they have a cycle in 2023-24 compared with 16% two decades earlier, a shift thought to reflect the impact of new cycle schemes and the growth of e-bikes.