The volume of vehicle miles traveled by local buses has been on a downward trend across Great Britain in the past two decades, dropping from around 1.6 billion miles in 2005 to 1.2 billion miles in 2024. While all regions of Great Britain have experienced this downward trend, it was most pronounced in Wales, where bus miles declined by 38 percent during this period. London, meanwhile, experienced the smallest contraction in bus services, with total bus miles only decreasing by 3.4 percent.
Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by region
(in million miles)
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GOV.UK. (November 30, 2024). Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by region (in million miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK. "Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by region (in million miles)." Chart. November 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK. (2024). Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by region (in million miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK. "Local Bus Vehicle Miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by Region (in Million Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK, Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by region (in million miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, by region (in million miles) [Graph], GOV.UK, November 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
