Walking was the most popular mode of transport among European respondents on both weekdays and weekends. According to a January 2024 survey, ** percent of consumers walked on weekdays, even if just for less than 30 minutes. Usage of their own vehicle was the only other transport mode which was used by over ***** in ** survey participants across weekends and weekdays.
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Survey time period
December 14, 2023 to January 18, 2024
Number of respondents
8,000 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source does not specify the release day, only the release month and year.Â
Original survey questions: "On a normal weekday (Monday to Friday), how long on average do you use each of the following modes of transport per day?" and "On a weekend day (Saturday or Sunday), how long on average do you use each of the following modes of transport?"
Results include all respondents reporting use of each mode of transport, including usage for more than an hour, 30 minutes to an hour, and under 30 minutes.Â
The source specifies that a representative sample of the population aged 18 years old and over was surveyed in each country, including quotas for gender, age, occupation, region, and market size. There were 1,000 respondents in these countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Czechia.
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Europ Assistance. (February 28, 2024). Share of consumers in Europe using selected transport modes on weekdays and weekends, as of January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616072/share-of-european-consumers-using-selected-transport-modes-on-weekdays-and-weekends/
Europ Assistance. "Share of consumers in Europe using selected transport modes on weekdays and weekends, as of January 2024." Chart. February 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616072/share-of-european-consumers-using-selected-transport-modes-on-weekdays-and-weekends/
Europ Assistance. (2024). Share of consumers in Europe using selected transport modes on weekdays and weekends, as of January 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616072/share-of-european-consumers-using-selected-transport-modes-on-weekdays-and-weekends/
Europ Assistance. "Share of Consumers in Europe Using Selected Transport Modes on Weekdays and Weekends, as of January 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616072/share-of-european-consumers-using-selected-transport-modes-on-weekdays-and-weekends/
Europ Assistance, Share of consumers in Europe using selected transport modes on weekdays and weekends, as of January 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616072/share-of-european-consumers-using-selected-transport-modes-on-weekdays-and-weekends/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Share of consumers in Europe using selected transport modes on weekdays and weekends, as of January 2024 [Graph], Europ Assistance, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616072/share-of-european-consumers-using-selected-transport-modes-on-weekdays-and-weekends/
