Chapter 11: Personal and Cross-Modal Travel

Scottish Transport  Statistics, No 36, 2017 Edition

Chapter 11: Personal and Cross-Modal Travel

Chapter 11: Personal and Cross-Modal Travel

1. Introduction

1.1 This chapter previously included information from the National Travel Survey (NTS). However, Scottish data are no longer collected in the NTS, estimates for Scotland from the NTS are available in previous editions of this publication. This chapter now focuses on estimates derived mainly from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS), findings from others sources are marked as such within the text.

1.2 The SHS is a sample survey and provide person-based cross-modal information, in contrast to most of the earlier chapters, which tend to be based on particular modes of transport. The SHS also includes a travel diary that asks respondents for information about the journeys they made on the previous day, including information on the duration, distance, purpose and mode of travel. More information and further tables covering transport findings from the Scottish Household Survey can be found in Transport and Travel in Scotland: http://bit.ly/TSStats-TATIS

1.3 In this edition of STS we have also presented relevant information on travel behaviours collected from the 2011 census as previously published by the National Records of Scotland. More information about the sources used can be found in the Sources section on page 225.

Key points

  • 75% of people had travelled the previous day when asked in 2016, down from 80% in 2007.
  • Of the 524 million public transport journeys made in 2016, 75 per cent were by bus, 18 per cent were journeys by rail, air accounts for 5 per cent and ferries 2 per cent.
  • Thirty one per cent of journeys to work and 73 per cent of journeys to school are by public and active travel

2. Main Points

Trips

2.1 People in Scotland made less trips in 2016, with 75% reporting having travelled the previous day, down from 80% in 2007. Men were more likely to have travelled the previous day than women (76% compared to 74%) and older people were less likely to have travelled than younger people.

2.2 As in previous years, the car was the most popular mode of transport for journeys made in 2016, with 51% of journeys made as a car driver. This was the same level as the previous year. Thirteen per cent of journeys were made as a car passenger. Bus travel accounted for 8% and rail travel for 2%. Just under a quarter of journeys were by walking (24%) and cycling accounted for 1% of all journeys. Three per cent of journeys were multi-stage, involving a change in mode of transport.

2.3 Twenty eight per cent of adults used the bus at least once per week in 2016, with 31% using a bus in the past month. Train use appeared to be less frequent; 9% of people had used the train at least once a week and 30% of people had used a train in the last month, in 2016.

Distance travelled

2.4 In 2016, most journeys tended to be over short distances, with 20% of all journeys being under 1 km long and a further 23% between 1 and 3 km. The mean journey distance in 2016 was 19.8 km.

2.5 The average cycling journey was 7.6 km in length and the average walking journey was 3.8 km in length in 2016. Rail and car journeys tended to be over greater distances with car journeys covering an average of 22.8 km and rail journeys 62.3 km. Most journeys by active travel were made over short distances - 78% of walking journeys and 48% of cycling journeys were under 2km.

2.6 In 2016, both shopping and commuting (23.4%) were the most frequent journey purposes, followed by visiting friends or relatives (10.9%), returning home (7.0%) and travelling to education (6.6%). These percentages have stayed fairly stable in the last year.

Duration travelled

2.7 In terms of journey time most journeys in 2016 were short, with 69% lasting for less than 20 minutes: 37% of journeys were between 5 and 10 minutes long, 42% between ten and thirty minutes long and 12% between thirty minutes and an hour long. Only 4.8% of journeys lasted more than an hour and only 4.1% of journeys were very short (lasting under 5 minutes).

Car access

2.8 People in households with more cars were more likely to have travelled the previous day – 63% of people living in households with no cars travelled the previous day, compared to 81% of people with two or more cars. Similarly, 12% of households with no cars made more than four journeys the previous day compared to 23% of those with two or more cars. Residents of households with at least one car available for private use made most of their journeys by car, with 52% of journeys made by households with one car and 71% of journeys made by households with two or more cars made as the driver of a car or van. Households with no car and households with one car made 12% of journeys as a passenger in a car or van, compared to 15% for households with one car, and 10% compared to households with two or more cars.

2.9 Households with no car access made a far higher proportion of their journeys by public and active travel. Bicycle use was highest in households with no cars available – 2% of journeys as opposed to 1% for households with one car and 1% for households with two or more cars. People in households with no cars available had a much higher proportion of journeys by foot, with 52% of journeys by members of these households being made by foot, compared to 21% for households with one car and 13% for households with two or more cars. The proportion of trips by bus was also considerably higher for households with no car – 23% compared to 6% for households with one car and 2% for households with two or more cars.

Driving

2.10 The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) provides information about how often people aged 17 or over drive. In 2016, 48% of men, 37% of women and 42% of all people aged 17+ said that they drove every day. A further 20% stated they drove at least once a week (but not every day), 2% drove less frequently, 3% had a full driving licence but never drove, and 31% did not have a full driving licence. (Table 11.10)

2.11 Since the recent peak in 2007, the percentage who drove every day has fallen from 45.2 per cent to 42.2 per cent, but over the same period the proportion of those who drove at least once a week has risen by 5 percentage points. (Table 11.12)

2.12 The frequency of driving varied with age. In 2016, over half of people aged 40 to 59 said they drove every day. As age rises this falls (to 15% for people aged 80 and over). The frequency of driving also varied with the annual net income of the household. Around three fifths of people aged 17+ living in households with an annual net income of £40,000 or more said they drove every day, compared with around a fifth of those living in households with an annual net income of up to £10,000. Around a third (34%) of people aged 17+ in large urban areas drove every day compared to 49% in 'remote rural' areas. (Table 11.10)

Walking

2.13 In 2016, 69% of adults made a journey of more than a quarter of a mile by foot to go somewhere in the last seven days – the highest proportion seen in the last decade. Young adults (aged 20-29) were the most likely to have walked to go somewhere (81%), compared with 75% of those aged 30-39, around two thirds of those in their 40s, 50s and 60s, and over two fifths of those aged 80 or above (44%). (Tables 11.11 & 11.13)

2.14 In 2016, 61% of adults said that they had walked for pleasure or to keep fit at least once in the last seven days – also the highest in recent times. There was some variation with age: the percentage was highest for those aged 30-49 (67%) and lowest for those aged 80 or above (31%). There was less variation with household income, although those with net annual incomes of over £30,000 were more likely than those with lower incomes. (Tables 11.11 & 11.13)

Travel to Work (SHS data)

2.15 SHS travel to work statistics underpin Scotland's National Indicator: "Increase the proportion of journeys to work made by public or active travel". The Scottish Household Survey is the preferred source of information on travel to work. More information on National Indicators can be found on the Scotland Performs website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/indicators/publicTransport

2.16 The SHS shows that 15% of employed adults worked from home in 2016, an increase from 2006 (11%). Just over three fifths (62%) of self-employed people worked from home, though this is based on a relatively small sample size and therefore may be subject to larger confidence intervals. (Tables 11.17 & 11.21)

2.17 Overall, the SHS found that the majority (67%) of employed adults who did not work from home travelled to work by car or van (as either the driver or as a passenger) in 2016. This percentage tended to increase with age (16-20: 20%, Over 40: around 70%), type of employment (61% of those who work part-time, compared to 69% for full-time) and annual net household income (rising to 75% of those in the £40,000+ band). (Table 11.18)

2.18 Other usual means of travel to work were: walking (12%); bus (10%); rail (5%); bicycle (3%) and other modes (2%). Use of such modes of transport also varied. For example: in general, the greater the income of the household, the less likely a person was to walk or use the bus to travel to work; the percentage who walked to work was highest in remote small towns (19%) and the percentage who commuted by bus was highest in large urban areas (17%). Since 2006, the percentage travelling to work by car or van (as driver or passenger) has remained around two thirds. Within this overall figure, the percentage travelling to work as a car passenger has fallen since 2006 (from 7.0% to 6.3%). Walking journeys have remained relatively stable around 13%, and little change has been seen in the use of other modes of transport (Tables 11.18 & 11.22)

Travel To Work (non-SHS data)

2.19 Other data sources show a similar pattern to the Scottish Household Survey data and also enable comparison with the rest of Great Britain.

2.20 Labour Force Survey results suggest that, between 2006 and 2016, there has been little change in the percentage for whom a car or a van is the usual means of travel to work (69% in 2006 and 71% in 2016). There was also little change to walking which was 12% in 2006 and 11% in 2016. People who work at home are excluded from these figures. These figures are similar to the findings from the SHS shown in table 11.18 (Table 11.14)

2.21 There appears to have been little change in recent years in the average times taken to travel to work by the main modes of transport (in 2016: 25 minutes by car; 37 minutes by bus and 16 minutes by foot). (Table 11.15 b)

2.22 The Scottish Census 2011 showed 2.4 million people aged between 16 and 74 in employment, excluding full-time students. 11% of these worked mainly from home. Of the remaining 2.1 million people, 36% had a journey of under 5 km to work, 43% had a journey of between 5 km and 30 km to work and 8% travelled 30 km or more to work. The remaining 12% had no fixed place of work, worked offshore or worked outside the UK. (Table 11.31).

2.23 Information about travel to work has been collected in population censuses since 1966. Excluding those that worked at home, the percentage of the working population using cars to travel to work had increased from 21% in 1966 to 69% in 2011 and the percentage using buses had fallen from 43% in 1966 to 11% in 2011. There had also been a significant fall in the proportion of the working population who walk to work, from 24% in 1966 to 11% in 2011. (Table 11.16)

2.24 The 2011 Census showed that the distance of people's journey to work tended to vary with their access to cars or vans. Seventy-four per cent of people living in households with no car or van available had a commute of fewer than 10km, compared with 60 per cent of those in households with one car or van available and 47 per cent of those in households with two or more cars or vans available. Conversely, the proportion of people who travelled 30km or more to work was higher for people in households with two or more cars or vans available (10 per cent) than for those in households with one car or van available (7 per cent) or with no cars or vans available (4 per cent). (Table 11.33)

Travel to School

2.25 In 2016, 52% of children in full-time education at school usually walked to school, 19% usually went by bus, 26% by car or van, 1% cycled. There was little difference between the sexes, but varied greatly with age: 59% of primary school age pupils (those aged up to 11) usually walked to school compared with only 42% of those of secondary school age (those aged 12 and over); 30% of primary pupils went by car or van compared with only 19% of secondary pupils; and only 9% of primary pupils usually travelled by bus compared with 35% of those of secondary age. (Table 11.19)

2.26 Those usually travelling by car/van tended to rise with household income, to 29% of pupils from households with an annual net income of £30,000 or more, reflecting patterns seen elsewhere in this chapter e.g. travel to work and car use more generally. Walking to school was lowest (28-36%) in rural areas. Estimates for those walking to school have remained relatively stable whilst those traveling by car has risen since 2006. The Sustrans Hands Up Scotland Survey shows similar findings. (Tables 11.19, 11.23 & 11.23a)

2.27 According to the 2011 Scottish Census, 88% of children aged between 4 and 11 travelled less than 5km to school, including 72% who travelled less than 2km. 51% of those aged over 18 travelled less than 5km to their place of study. 430,000 people of any age travelled under 2km to their place of study, with 73% of these people travelling by foot, 6% travelling by bus and 17% as a passenger in a car or van. Of the 428,000 people who travelled 2km or more to their place of study, 31 per cent did so as a car driver or passenger, 43 per cent travelled by bus and 7 per cent travelled by train. (Table 11.34 & 11.35)

Travel Abroad

2.28 According to the International Passenger Survey (IPS), Scottish residents made an estimated 4.2 million visits abroad in 2016 with about 4 million visits (96%) being made by air. Edinburgh was the main airport used and accounted for about 1.6 million visits (37% of all visits abroad), followed by Glasgow (1.3 million or 32%), Aberdeen (251,000 or 6%) and Prestwick (33,000 or 1%). Around 119,000 visits abroad (2%) were made by sea, and roughly 51,000 (1%) were made using the Channel Tunnel. (Table 11.24)

2.29 Around 68% of Scottish residents' visits abroad were made for holiday purposes. Of these, over a third (1.5 million) were on a package holiday whilst the rest travelled independently. There were 933,000 (22%) visits abroad to visit friends or relatives and 326,000 visits abroad for business purposes (7%). (Table 11.24)

2.30 Seventy two per cent (3 million) of Scottish residents' visits abroad were made to EU countries and visits to other European areas totalled 228,000 (5%). Visits to Canada and the USA together totalled about 391,000 (9%). (Table 11.25)

2.31 The estimated number of visits abroad by Scottish residents rose from 4.2 million in 2004 to a peak of 4.8 million in 2008, a rise of 14%. The numbers then fell year on year to a low of just under 3.6 million in 2013, a fall of 25%. There has now been an increase of 17% between 2013 and 2016. Between 2005 and 2016 there has been a general decline in the number of package holidays while those travelling independently has generally increased, though are currently below the 2008 peak. Other holidays increased by 51% between 2004 and 2008 but has since fallen back 6%. There was also a large increase in the number of visits to friends and relatives over the same period, with numbers almost doubling between 2004 and 2008 and falling 17% since. Some of the apparent year-to-year changes may be due to sampling variability, however, the general trends reflect patterns described elsewhere in this publication. (Table 11.26)

Transport Model for Scotland

2.32 Information on travel between different parts of Scotland is available from the Transport Model for Scotland (TMfS). The base year of TMfS is 2014.

2.33 It is estimated that, on an average weekday in 2014, 5.5 million person-trips were made by car, bus or train across the boundaries of one or more of the zones which are within the area covered by the TMfS. Around one third (33%) of these trips were within the Clydeplan region, 22% within SESplan region, 7% within TAYplan, and 9% within Aberdeen and the North East. (Table 11.27)

2.34 Of the 5.5 million inter-zonal person trips per weekday it is estimated that 4.5 million were by car. These accounted for over four-fifths of the total, and the main features of the pattern of trips by car were similar to those described in the previous paragraph. There were also an estimated 1.1 million inter-zonal person-trips by bus or train per weekday. Two fifths of these were within Clydeplan, and about a quarter were within SESplan. (Table 11.27)

2.35 There was an average of just over 4.6 million trips per weekday by cars and goods vehicles. One third were within Clydeplan, and just over a fifth were within SESplan. (Table 11.27)

Concessionary Travel

2.36 153 million passenger journeys were made under all types of concessionary fare schemes in 2016-17, 1% less than in 2015-16. Concessionary travel schemes have varied over the years: a national minimum standard of free off-peak local bus travel for elderly and disabled people in Scotland was introduced from 30 September 2002, the scheme was extended to men aged 60-64 from 1 April 2003. In 2006 this was superseded by the introduction of the National Concessionary Travel Scheme for the elderly and disabled which allowed free bus travel across Scotland. Including the young persons' scheme, concessionary bus travel accounted for 146 million passenger journeys in 2016-17, 95% of concessionary journeys by all modes of transport). (Table 11.29)

Traveline Scotland

2.37 In 2016 Traveline Scotland received 224,100 telephone calls which was 1% more than the previous year. Its Web site and smart phone app recorded 29 million hits in 2016, up 44% from the previous year. (Table 11.30).

Table 11.1 Trips per person per year by main mode

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Table 11.2 Average distance travelled per person per year by main mode

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Table 11.3 Average length of trip by main mode

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Table 11.4 Trips per person per year by purpose
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Table 11.5 Average distance travelled per person per year by purpose

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Table 11.6 Average length of trip by purpose
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Table 11.7 Hours travelled per person per year by purpose
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Table 11.8 Average duration of travel per trip by purpose
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Table 11.9 Trips per person per year by main mode and cars available to the household Note: This table has been removed as data are no longer available for Scotland.

Table 11.10  Frequency of driving* for people aged 17+: 2016 *
  Every
day
Per Week Per Month Holds
full
licence,
never
drives
Total
with
a full
driving
licence
Doesn't
have
a full
driving
licence 
Sample
size
(=100%)
At least
3 times 
Once or
twice
At least
2 or 3
At least
once
Less
than
once
row percentages 
All people aged 17+ in 2016: 42.2 14.3 6.0 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.4 69.0 31.0 9,570
by gender:
 Male 47.5 15.2 6.5 0.9 0.4 1.4 3.5 75.4 24.6 4,360
 Female 37.3 13.4 5.6 1.0 0.5 1.8 3.4 63.1 36.9 5,210
by age:
 17-19 16.6 5.2 ** ** ** ** 4.5 29.9 70.1 190
 20-29 34.3 9.8 4.8 0.5 0.9 2.2 2.9 55.4 44.6 1,100
 30-39 49.1 12.6 6.7 1.3 ** 1.2 2.0 73.0 27.0 1,370
 40-49 55.6 14.0 5.2 1.2 0.4 1.0 3.3 80.8 19.2 1,510
 50-59 54.6 14.8 5.3 0.5 0.3 1.4 3.6 80.5 19.5 1,620
 60-69 40.5 20.0 7.8 1.1 0.6 1.2 4.6 75.8 24.2 1,700
 70-79 26.7 19.4 8.5 1.5 0.5 2.8 3.8 63.2 36.8 1,370
 80+ 15.1 12.1 7.3 0.8 ** 2.8 4.8 43.2 56.8 710
by current situation:
 Self employed 61.8 15.5 8.7 1.0 ** ** 1.4 89.1 10.9 630
 Employed full time 58.9 13.9 5.6 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.8 82.4 17.6 3,120
 Employed part time 48.3 14.0 3.9 ** 0.4 0.8 3.8 71.7 28.3 960
 Looking after the home or family 30.0 11.8 5.7 2.1 ** ** 4.4 56.4 43.6 460
 Permanently retired from work 27.5 19.7 8.4 1.3 0.6 2.4 4.3 64.1 35.9 3,180
 Unemployed and seeking work 15.3 5.7 3.3 ** ** 2.1 7.4 36.5 63.5 320
 In further/higher education 21.2 8.5 2.2 1.0 1.4 2.8 5.0 42.1 57.9 320
 Permanently sick or disabled 12.3 4.6 5.8 1.5 0.0 2.5 7.2 33.9 66.1 430
by annual net household income:
 up to £10,000 p.a. 19.8 10.1 6.3 0.9 ** 2.6 5.7 45.9 54.1 1,150
 over £10,000 - £15,000 21.5 10.6 6.8 1.3 0.4 1.2 5.5 47.3 52.7 1,610
 over £15,000 - £20,000 29.6 13.6 5.9 0.8 0.3 1.9 6.0 58.1 41.9 1,420
 over £20,000 - £25,000 40.7 13.1 6.8 1.5 0.4 2.0 3.2 67.8 32.2 1,160
 over £25,000 - £30,000 47.1 15.0 5.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.7 74.6 25.4 890
 over £30,000 - £40,000 53.0 16.8 6.5 1.2 0.3 1.2 2.2 81.2 18.8 1,260
 over £40,000 p.a. 63.2 17.2 5.5 0.6 ** 1.2 0.9 89.1 10.9 1,740
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
1 (20 % most deprived) 30.9 7.2 3.5 0.7 ** 1.0 5.2 48.8 51.2 1,790
2 36.9 12.2 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.5 3.6 60.6 39.4 1,960
3 42.8 14.3 7.7 1.3 0.7 2.1 3.4 72.3 27.7 2,100
4 51.3 18.2 5.0 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.1 80.7 19.3 2,030
5 (20% least deprived) 48.9 19.5 8.5 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.9 82.1 17.9 1,690
by urban/rural:
 Large urban areas 34.6 12.7 6.3 0.8 0.7 2.3 4.5 61.8 38.2 2,870
 Other urban 42.3 13.6 5.3 0.9 0.4 1.3 3.2 66.9 33.1 3,260
 Small accessible towns 45.7 17.9 6.7 1.6 0.3 1.0 2.8 76.0 24.0 920
 Small remote towns 48.3 12.0 5.4 2.2 1.3 ** 2.6 72.6 27.4 550
 Accessible rural 57.3 17.9 5.7 0.7 ** 1.3 1.9 85.0 15.0 1,040
 Remote rural 49.2 17.2 9.1 1.5 ** 1.6 3.1 82.2 17.8 950

Source: Scottish Household Survey
*The frequency of driving is shown only for those who hold a full driving licence

Table 11.11  Frequency of Walking in the previous seven days 1 (people aged 16+): 2016 2
  As means of transport Sample
size
(=100%) 
Just for pleasure
or to keep fit 2
Sample
size
(=100%) 
none 1-2 days 3-5 days 6-7 days 1 +
days
none 1-2 days 3-5 days 6-7 days 1 +
days
row percentages
All people in 2016: 31.4 19.4 26.3 22.9 68.6  9,540 38.6 20.3 19.8 21.2 61.4  9,540
by gender:
 Male 30.8 18.6 25.8 24.7 69.2  4,360 37.8 20.7 19.8 21.6 62.2  4,360
 Female 31.8 20.0 26.9 21.3 68.2  5,180 39.4 19.9 19.8 20.9 60.6  5,180
by age:
 16-19 22.8 16.4 37.2 23.6 77.2  250 41.3 21.5 19.8 17.4 58.7  250
 20-29 19.3 19.7 31.4 29.5 80.7  1,080 35.9 23.3 21.7 19.0 64.1  1,080
 30-39 24.6 22.5 27.7 25.1 75.4  1,360 32.6 24.0 23.0 20.4 67.4  1,360
 40-49 30.0 21.7 25.0 23.4 70.0  1,500 33.0 20.3 21.4 25.3 67.0  1,500
 50-59 35.5 17.6 27.2 19.7 64.5  1,610 36.0 20.0 19.7 24.4 64.0  1,610
 60-69 34.9 19.0 23.5 22.6 65.1  1,690 38.9 18.2 18.3 24.6 61.1  1,690
 70-79 43.4 17.3 21.2 18.0 56.6  1,360 49.4 17.5 17.1 15.9 50.6  1,360
 80+ 55.6 15.7 13.6 15.1 44.4  700 68.6 10.7 8.7 11.9 31.4  700
by current situation:
 Self employed 28.4 17.5 26.3 27.8 71.6  620 29.5 20.6 19.4 30.4 70.5  620
 Employed full time 28.4 21.0 27.8 22.8 71.6  3,100 34.3 23.9 20.5 21.4 65.7  3,100
 Employed part time 28.7 20.0 27.9 23.3 71.3  960 33.6 20.9 22.7 22.9 66.4  960
 Looking after the home/family 22.9 18.6 32.8 25.7 77.1  460 32.2 18.7 25.8 23.4 67.8  460
 Permanently retired from work 41.2 18.0 21.1 19.7 58.8  3,150 47.9 16.0 17.4 18.7 52.1  3,150
 Unemployed/seeking work 18.3 16.9 32.5 32.3 81.7  320 33.4 16.0 25.1 25.6 66.6  320
 In further/higher education 16.3 19.6 31.9 32.3 83.7  320 31.8 23.7 22.7 21.8 68.2  320
 Permanently sick or disabled 58.8 16.4 12.4 12.4 41.2  430 67.7 10.9 7.5 13.9 32.3  430
by annual net household income:
 up to £10,000 p.a. 31.0 17.9 24.5 26.6 69.0  1,140 41.7 16.6 21.4 20.3 58.3  1,140
 over £10,000 - £15,000 31.9 18.6 25.4 24.1 68.1  1,600 46.4 18.1 17.7 17.8 53.6  1,600
 over £15,000 - £20,000 32.1 18.1 28.1 21.7 67.9  1,410 45.3 15.2 19.8 19.8 54.7  1,410
 over £20,000 - £25,000 35.6 16.5 27.1 20.8 64.4  1,160 41.5 17.7 19.8 21.1 58.5  1,160
 over £25,000 - £30,000 31.1 18.9 26.1 23.8 68.9  890 40.9 21.9 18.0 19.3 59.1  890
 over £30,000 - £40,000 30.9 21.6 25.6 21.9 69.1  1,260 34.0 24.1 20.1 21.8 66.0  1,260
 over £40,000 p.a. 29.0 21.7 26.7 22.6 71.0  1,750 30.4 24.4 20.6 24.6 69.6  1,750
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
 1 (20 % most deprived) 31.2 18.0 28.7 22.1 68.8  1,770 45.8 17.6 19.8 16.8 54.2  1,770
2 30.9 19.7 27.1 22.3 69.1  1,960 42.7 19.3 19.1 18.9 57.3  1,960
3 33.8 18.3 25.1 22.9 66.2  2,090 36.6 19.7 19.9 23.8 63.4  2,090
4 33.7 21.1 24.8 20.3 66.3  2,030 33.1 21.8 20.8 24.2 66.9  2,030
 5 (20% least deprived) 27.1 19.8 26.1 27.1 72.9  1,690 35.1 23.1 19.4 22.3 64.9  1,690
by urban/rural classification:
 Large urban areas 25.1 17.8 27.9 29.1 74.9  2,840 41.3 19.0 19.4 20.4 58.7  2,840
 Other urban 31.2 22.0 27.3 19.6 68.8  3,240 40.3 20.9 20.3 18.5 59.7  3,240
 Small accessible towns 34.3 19.8 25.4 20.5 65.7  920 35.1 22.8 22.0 20.1 64.9  920
 Small remote towns 31.3 18.7 29.5 20.5 68.7  550 43.1 18.1 15.5 23.3 56.9  550
 Accessible rural 39.7 18.2 22.1 20.0 60.3  1,040 29.4 21.0 20.1 29.5 70.6  1,040
 Remote rural 49.5 15.1 18.6 16.8 50.5  960 33.6 20.5 18.2 27.8 66.4  960
by frequency of driving: #
every day 36.9 21.2 23.8 18.1 63.1  3,750 34.7 20.5 20.5 24.3 65.3  3,750
at least three times a week 29.0 23.6 27.0 20.5 71.0  1,500 31.0 25.3 24.6 19.1 69.0  1,500
once or twice a week 28.6 18.6 27.6 25.2 71.4  570 36.4 24.1 16.7 22.8 63.6  570
less often 28.2 17.6 23.7 30.5 71.8  280 41.7 21.0 17.6 19.8 58.3  280
Never, but holds full driving licence 24.1 14.5 29.4 32.1 75.9  370 44.3 13.1 18.6 24.0 55.7  370

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.
2. Question now asked in survey every other year. 2016 is the most recent data available.
# Only includes those with a full driving licence.

Table 11.12  Frequency of Driving1,2  for people aged 17+ 
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
column percentages
Every Day 40.9 45.2 44.9 43.4 41.4 40.7 42.0 41.9 40.9 40.9 42.2
Per Week:
At least 3 times 11.6 10.0 10.4 11.9 12.8 13.3 13.1 13.3 13.9 14.5 14.3
Once or twice 6.7 5.1 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.0
Per Month:
At least 2 or 3 times 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0
At least once 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5
Less than once 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.6
Holds full driving licence, never drives 4.4 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.4
Total with a full driving licence 66.4 67.0 67.6 68.0 67.6 67.3 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.0 69.0
Doesn't have a full driving licence 33.6 33.0 32.4 32.0 32.4 32.7 31.7 31.6 31.5 32.0 31.0
Sample size (=100%)  14,075 12,152 12,263 12,447 12,361 12,801 9,828 9,838 9,720 9,340 9,570

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1 For holders of full licences.
2 From April 2003, the questionnaire changed such that information on possession of driving licences and frequency of driving was no longer collected from
the head of the household, or his / her spouse/partner, about all adults in the household, but instead from one randomly chosen adult member of the
household about him or herself.

Table 11.13   Frequency of Walking in the previous seven days1 2  (people aged 16+)
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016
column percentages
As means of transport 
None 46 46 46 48 48 41 38 37 34 33 31
1-2 days 17 15 16 18 17 18 19 19 20 19 19
3-5 days 21 22 21 20 22 22 24 24 23 26 26
6-7 days 16 17 17 14 14 19 19 20 23 22 23
1+ days 54 54 54 52 53 59 62 63 66 67 69
Sample size (=100%)   14,715  6,992  7,111  6,116  6,197  6,137  6,178  6,381  9,841  9,735  9,580
Just for pleasure or to keep fit 2
None 56 54 53 53 55 52 49 46 45 42 39
1-2 days 16 17 17 18 18 19 18 19 19 20 20
3-5 days 13 14 14 14 13 13 17 17 17 18 20
6-7 days 14 15 16 16 14 16 17 19 19 20 21
1+ days 44 46 47 47 45 48 51 54 55 58 61
Sample size (=100%)  14,713 6,993 7,111 6,121 6,209 6,119 6,136 6,372 9,805  9,687  9,580

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. The number of days in the previous seven days on which the person made a trip of more than a quarter of a mile by foot for the specified purpose.
2. Question now asked in survey every other year. 2016 is the most recent data available.
3. This category includes jogging and walking a dog.

Table 11.14  Usual means of travel to usual place of work (in Autumn)
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
percentage
Car,van,minibus,works van  69  69  69  70  71  68  68  69  69  70  71
Bicycle  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
Bus,coach.private bus  12  12  13  11  10  12  11  11  11  10  9
Rail (inc Underground)  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  4  5  5
Walk  12  11  11  12  12  12  12  13  12  11  11
Other (inc taxi)  1  2  2  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  1
All  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100

Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain

Table 11.15(a)   Usual time taken to travel to usual place of work (in Autumn)
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
minutes
Car,van,minibus,works van  22  22  23  20  23  20  22  21
Bicycle  15  15  18  15  14  16  15  16
Bus,coach.private bus  32  32  32  33  34  33  32  32
Rail (inc Underground)  55  53  52  47  46  48  46  49
Walk  12  12  12  11  12  12  12  13
Other (inc taxi)  45  33  47  42  46  25  36  40
All  23  23  24  22  24  21  23  22

Note: This table is no longer being updated. Henceforth, information about average times taken to travel to work will be given in Table 11.15 (b),
which is on the basis that is used to produce such figures for DfT's "Regional Transport Statistics".

Table 11.15(b)   Usual time taken to travel to usual place of work (in Autumn) 1,2
  2006 2007 2008 2009 1 2010 1 2011 1 2012 1 2013 1 2014 1 2015 1 2016 1
minutes
Car  23  24  24  24  25  23  24  25  24  24  25
Motorcycle  *   24  *   19  *   *   *   *   *   *   * 
Bicycle  21  19  18  15  20  20  18  22  23  22  26
Bus/coach  35  33  36  35  36  35  39  37  38  37  37
Rail  50  49  57  53  53  51  59  56  49  51  50
Walk  13  12  12  14  14  13  15  14  14  14  16
Other  70  64  75  95  73 47 3  89  77  74  98  49
All  25  25  26  26  26  25  26  27  26  27  26

Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain
* Sample size for this cell is too small for reliable estimates.
Source: Oct-Dec, Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey.
Notes: Some of the figures shown in table 11.15 (b) differ slightly from those in 11.15 (a) due to differing methodology used to extract.
Results are weighted using population estimates to ensure they are representative of the population at large.
1. Data are for males and females in employment aged 16-99.
2. Maximum recorded value of usual travel to work time = 180 minutes.
3. The large fall between 2010 and 2011 is due to a small sample size with a small number of very extreme values that are very sensitive to change

Table 11.16   Usual means of travel to work 1 (in Spring)
Population
Census year
Train
(inc.
u/grd)
Bus Car Motor
cycle
Pedal
cycle
Foot2 Other3
(e.g.
taxi)
Total
of
these
percentage
1966 4 43 21 1 2 24 5 100
1971 3 35 29 ˷ 2 24 6 100
1981 3 25 46 1 1 20 3 100
1991 3 18 59 1 1 15 3 100
2001 4 12 68 ˷ 2 12 2 100
2011 5 11 69 ˷ 2 11 2 100

˷ Less than half a per cent but greater than zero.
1. Excluding those who worked at home in 1981, 1991 and 2001 (who were not identified separately in the 1966 and 1971
Census travel to work figures)
2. Includes 'none' in 1971
3. Includes 'none' in 1966; unspecified means of 'Public transport' in 1971, and 'not stated' in all years apart from 2001
(when there was no "not stated" category).

Table 11.17   Employed1 adults (16+) - place of work: 2016
  Works
from home 
Does not work
from home
All employed
adults
Sample
size (=100%)
  row percentages
All employed adults 15 85 100 4,720
Self-employed 62 38 100 630
Employed full-time 8 92 100 3,130
Employed part-time 8 92 100 960

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. Those whose current situation was described as self-employed, employed full-time or employed part-time.

Figure 11.3: Travel to work a) 2006 and b) 2016

Figure 11.3: Travel to work a) 2006 and b) 2016

Figure 11.4: Driver experience of congestion and bus passenger experience of delays 2006-2016

Figure 11.4: Driver experience of congestion and bus passenger experience of delays 2006-2016
Table 11.18   Employed1 adults (16+) not working from home - usual method of travel to work: 2016
Walking Car or van Bicycle Bus Rail 2  Other 3  Sample
size
(=100%)
Driver Pass. All
row percentages
All people aged 16+: 12 62 5 67 3 10 5 2  3,970
By gender:
 Male 10 62 5 67 4 9 7 3  1,880
 Female 15 61 5 67 1 12 4 1  2,090
by age:
 16 - 20 34 12 7 20 0 30 15 2  50
 20 - 29 15 49 8 56 3 15 8 2  640
 30 - 39 13 63 5 68 4 9 5 2  910
 40 - 49 10 69 3 72 2 7 5 3  1,000
 50 - 59 11 67 6 73 2 9 4 2  970
 60 and over 9 65 6 71 2 13 2 5  400
by current situation:
 Self employed 13 65 3 68 3 3 6 6  230
 Employed full time 11 63 5 69 3 10 6 2  2,860
 Employed part time 17 55 7 61 2 16 3 1  880
by annual net household income:
 up to £10,000 p.a. 19 45 6 51 ** 21 3 **  130
 over £10,000 - £15,000 23 39 7 46 4 22 4 1  350
 over £15,000 - £20,000 19 47 9 56 3 16 5 1  480
 over £20,000 - £25,000 15 58 6 64 2 15 3 1  520
 over £25,000 - £30,000 14 62 8 69 2 11 2 3  470
 over £30,000 - £40,000 12 62 5 67 2 9 8 2  790
 over £40,000 p.a. 7 72 3 75 3 5 6 3  1,210
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
 1 (20 % most deprived) 15 51 7 58 3 16 6 2  680
2 14 56 7 63 2 14 5 1  820
3 11 64 5 69 3 9 5 4  860
4 10 70 4 74 3 6 4 4  860
 5 (20% least deprived) 11 67 4 71 2 8 6 2  750
by urban/rural classification:
 Large urban areas 16 50 5 55 4 17 6 2  1,250
 Other urban 11 66 6 72 2 8 6 2  1,360
 Small accessible towns 11 66 5 71 ** 7 6 3  360
 Small remote towns 19 61 5 66 5 3 ** 6  230
 Accessible rural 4 82 4 86 ** 4 2 4  420
 Remote rural 12 68 8 76 ** 5 ** 5  350
by number of cars:
none 37 3 9 12 5 36 8 3  630
one 13 57 8 64 4 11 5 3  1,780
two + 5 83 2 86 1 3 4 2  1,550
Household type
Single adult 18 55 4 59 3 12 5 4  950
Small adult 14 60 5 65 3 10 6 2  960
Single parent 17 59 3 62 ** 17 3 **  300
Small family 11 67 5 71 3 7 6 2  810
Large family 7 69 7 76 3 6 6 2  220
Large adult 9 60 7 66 2 15 6 2  380
Older smaller 11 64 7 71 ** 11 2 3  350

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. Those in full-time employment, part-time employment and self-employed only.
2. Including the Glasgow Underground.
3. e.g. motorcycle, lorry, taxi, ferry, etc.
** value supressed as cell contains fewer than 5 responses

Table 11.19   Usual main method of travel to school 1 : 2016
Walking Car or
Van
Bicycle Bus Rail3 Other4 Sample
size
(=100%)
School2 Service All
row percentages
All children in full-time education, 51.8 25.6 1.4 12.9 6.4 19.3 0.5 1.5 1,890
By gender:
 Male 51.3 24.5 2.4 13.4 6.1 19.5 ** 2.0 980
 Female 52.3 26.8 ** 12.4 6.6 19.0 0.7 0.9 920
by age:
  age 4-5 57.2 37.3 ** 2.6 ** ..  - ** 180
  age 6-7 54.6 35.3 1.3 6.7 1.2 7.9  - ** 350
  age 8-9 60.6 26.6 1.3 7.1 2.9 10.0  - 1.4 330
  age 10-11 61.3 25.0 1.8 6.2 4.7 10.9  - ** 290
All 4-11 58.6 30.1 1.4 6.1 2.7 8.8  - 1.0 1,130
  age 12-13 41.6 18.6 ** 21.1 12.5 33.6 ** 3.9 270
  age 14-15 44.7 16.7 ** 24.2 11.4 35.6 ** 1.4 280
  age 16-18 37.5 22.6 ** 24.1 11.4 35.5 ** ** 210
All 12 - 18 41.6 19.0 1.3 23.0 11.8 34.8 1.2 2.1 760
by annual net household income:
 up to £15,000 p.a. 57.9 19.0 ** 9.2 10.1 19.3  - ** 170
 over £15,000 - £20,000 57.4 17.9 ** 9.7 10.2 19.9 ** 3.1 230
 over £20,000 - £25,000 59.1 20.6 ** 11.9 5.5 17.4  - 1.7 250
 over £25,000 - £30,000 54.6 25.8 ** 11.1 5.6 16.7  - ** 200
 over £30,000 - £40,000 48.2 29.3 ** 14.2 4.3 18.5 ** 2.5 370
 over £40,000 p.a. 47.7 28.9 1.9 15.0 5.8 20.8 ** ** 660
by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation:
 1 (20 % most deprived) 56.3 22.2 ** 7.0 11.1 18.1 ** 3.0 390
2 59.2 19.6 1.4 11.1 7.5 18.6 ** ** 380
3 49.4 25.4 ** 15.6 5.3 20.9 ** 2.0 400
4 44.7 27.7 2.2 21.3 2.6 23.9 ** ** 390
 5 (20% least deprived) 48.3 34.3 2.2 10.4 4.3 14.7 ** ** 340
by urban/rural classification:
 Large urban areas 53.7 28.9 1.1 4.7 9.5 14.2 ** 1.3 530
 Other urban 57.6 26.4 1.2 9.1 4.8 13.9 ** 0.5 670
 Small accessible towns and small   remote towns 56.8 25.8 2.1 10.7 2.7 13.4 ** 1.6 280
 Accessible rural 35.8 21.3 ** 33.6 4.3 37.9 ** 3.0 210
 Remote rural 27.7 13.3 ** 41.9 10.4 52.3  - ** 200
by number of cars:
None 73.0 3.5 ** 5.7 14.4 20.1 ** 2.1 320
One 54.2 24.5 1.8 12.1 4.4 16.5 0.9 2.1 750
Two + 41.4 35.3 1.1 16.4 5.1 21.5 ** 0.6 830
Household type:
Single parent 60.3 18.2 1.1 10.3 6.3 16.6 . 3.8 440
Small family 52.1 29.4 1.5 10.6 4.7 15.3 0.6 1.2 850
Large family 47.7 26.0 1.6 16.3 7.4 23.7 ** ** 470
Large adult 40.6 22.6  - 24.1 11.1 35.2 **  - 110

Source: Scottish Household Survey
** denotes cell value supressed as based on fewer than 5 responses
1. For those in full time education at school. The Main method of transport is recorded if there is more than one method.
2. Including those who were said to travel by private bus, and a few who went by works bus.
3. Including the Glasgow Underground.
4. e.g. motorcycle, lorry, taxi, ferry, etc.

Table 11.20 Travel to/from school (pupils aged 5 to 16) 1, 2
Note: This table has been removed as data are no longer available for Scotland .
Latest Scottish estimates are given in table 11.19 although this is based on a different source.

Table 11.21   Employed 1 adults (16+) - place of work
   2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
column percentages
Works from home 10.7 11.2 10.0 11.4 10.1 10.6 13.2 13.3 13.1 14.1 14.5
Does not work from home 89.3 88.8 90.0 88.6 89.9 89.4 86.8 86.7 86.8 85.9 85.5
All employed adults 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sample size (100%)  6,845  5,888  6,092  6,103  5,862  6,189  4,734  4,848  4,810  4,670 4720

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. Those whose current situation was described as self-employed, employed full-time or employed part-time.

Table 11.22   Employed 1 adults (16+) not working from home - usual method of travel to work
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
column percentages
Walking 13.8 11.9 12.5 12.3 13.4 12.9 13.6 12.9 12.9 13.6 12.3
Car or van
Driver 59.8 61.3 59.9 60.7 61.0 59.1 61.4 60.6 61.6 60.3 61.7
Passenger 7.0 6.7 6.1 6.4 6.3 7.5 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.6 6.3
All 66.8 68.0 66.0 67.0 67.3 66.6 67.3 66.2 67.6 65.9 68.0
Bicycle 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.6
Bus 11.8 12.7 12.1 12.1 10.8 12.0 10.1 11.3 10.2 11.2 10.4
Rail 2  3.6 3.5 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.4 5.2
Other 3  2.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.4
Sample size (100%)  6,068  5,176  5,437  5,371  5,221  5,508  4,103  4,157  4,130  3,950  3,970

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. The main method of transport is recorded if the journey involves more than one method.
2. Including the Glasgow Underground.
3. e.g. motorcycle, lorry, taxi, ferry, etc.

Table 11.23   Usual main method of travel to school 1 
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
  column percentages
Walking 51.1 52.8 48.8 50.0 49.7 50.6 51.4 51.7 51.2 48.8 51.8
Car or van 21.7 21.9 23.6 24.4 23.0 23.4 24.1 24.4 24.5 25.8 25.6
Bicycle 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.8 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.4
Bus
School 2  17.0 14.8 16.5 16.1 16.1 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.5 15.3 12.9
Service 6.7 7.1 7.3 5.9 7.8 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.8 5.7 6.4
All 23.4 21.9 23.9 22.0 23.9 21.7 21.1 19.9 20.3 20.9 19.3
Rail 3  1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.5
Other 4  1.3 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.7 2.1 1.5
Sample size (100%)  3,240  2,517  2,750 2,881 2,676  2,715  1,923  1,975  1,980  1,880  1,890

Source: Scottish Household Survey
1. For those in full time education at school. The main method of transport is recorded if there is more than one method.
2. Including those who were said to travel by private bus, and a few who went by works bus.
3. Including the Glasgow Underground.
4. e.g. motorcycle, lorry, taxi, ferry, etc.

Table 11.23a  Usual main method of travel to school - Hands Up Scotland Survey 1
  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
column percentages
Walk 47.0 45.8 45.9 45.1 44.1 44.2 43.3 42.8
Cycle 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.6
Scooter/Skate 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9
Park & Stride 6.7 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.8 9.3
Driven 23.3 22.9 22.4 22.2 21.4 21.9 22.4 22.3
Bus 18.1 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.8 17.7 17.9 16.6
Taxi 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8
Other 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6
Sample size (100%)  415,804  439,401  427,104  457,488  467,397  487,147  480,161  458,145

Source: Hands Up Scotland Survey - Not National Statistics
1. All schools excluding nursery

Table 11.24  Scottish residents' visits abroad by means of leaving the UK and purpose of visit, 2016
Means of leaving the UK Purpose of visit
Package
Holiday
Other
Holiday
Business Visiting
Friends or
Relatives
Miscellaneous
and other
Purposes
Total
thousands
Air
Edinburgh 455 606 93 376 20 1,550
Glasgow 642 301 70 298 16 1,328
Prestwick 3 11 21 .. .. .. 33
Aberdeen 65 63 61 55 6 251
Total Edinburgh,  Glasgow, Prestwick & Aberdeen 1,173 992 225 730 42 3,161
Heathrow 21 87 43 50 9 211
Gatwick  54 66 8 43 .. 172
Stanstead 2 33  6 23  7 70
Manchester 120 42 6 21  3 192
Newcastle 50 33 1 3 .. 86
Birmingham 4 4 2 6  3 18
Other UK Airports  10 43 6 26 1 87
Total Air 1,433 1,301 297 902 65 3,997
Channel Tunnel 5 16 19 9 2 51
Sea
English Channel Ports 13 26 7 15 2 63
English East Coast Ports 29 18 2 7 0 56
Other UK Ports 2 .. ..  ..   ..   ..   -
Total Sea 41 44 9 22 2 119
Total All Means of Leaving the UK 1,480 1,361 326 933 68 4,166

Source: Office for National Statistics

Table 11.25  Scottish residents' visits abroad by means of leaving the UK 1 and area visited, 2016
Means of leaving the UK Area Visited Total
EU Other
Europe
Canada
& USA
Australia &
New Zealand
Asia Rest of
the
World
thousands
Air
Edinburgh 1240 108 129  ..  22 51 1,550
Glasgow 915 29 107 41 164 72 1,328
Prestwick 3 33 ..  ..   ..   ..   ..  33
Aberdeen 151 59  8  ..   14 19 251
Total Edinburgh,  Glasgow, Prestwick & Aberdeen 2,338 196 244 41 200 142 3,161
Heathrow 57  7 84 7 39 17 211
Gatwick  95  11 41  ..  2 23 172
Stanstead 64 ..  ..   ..   ..   7 70
Manchester 120 6 16  2 10 37 192
Newcastle 82  3  ..  .. 2 .. 86
Birmingham 10  1  1  ..   5 2 18
Other UK Airports  80 3 3 .. .. 2 87
Total Air 2,846 226 389 50 257 230 3,997
Channel Tunnel 51 ..  ..   ..   ..   ..  51
Sea
English Channel Ports 62  1  ..   ..   ..   ..  63
English East Coast Ports 51 1  2 2 56
Other UK Ports 2 ..  ..  ..  ..   ..   ..  0
Total Sea 113 2 2  -  - 2 119
Total All Means of Leaving the UK 3,010 228 391 50 257 232 4,166

Source: Office for National Statistics
1.  These estimates are based on information from samples of passengers using the principal routes- see sections 3.14 and 4.4 of the text.
2. “Other UK ports” includes information collected from Rosyth in 2008 Q2 & Q3.
There are minor differences between Tables 11.26, 11.27 and 11.28, due to totals being calculated by adding separately-rounded numbers.
3. Prestwick airport was removed from the sample in quarter 2 of 2016.

Table 11.26 Scottish residents' visits abroad, by means of leaving the UK1, purpose of visit, and area visited
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
thousands
All visits abroad by Scots 4,792 4,738 4,765 3,899 3,618 3,579 3,645 3,592 3,907 3,890 4,166
by means of leaving the UK
Air Total 4,562 4,517 4,501 3,674 3,362 3,368 3,468 3,399 3,683 3,722 3,997
Edinburgh 852 1,077 1,194 1,035 1,000 1,038 1,045 1,166 1,213 1,308 1,550
Glasgow 1,868 1,774 1,742 1,339 1,102 1,108 1,176 972 1,178 1,191 1,328
Prestwick 2 673 656 644 376 409 414 364 382 328 282 33
Aberdeen  ..   ..   ..  180 164 164 197 179 215 213 251
Total these airports 3,393 3,506 3,580 2,931 2,674 2,724 2,782 2,699 2,933 2,995 3,161
Heathrow 149 117 102 109 87 76 84 74 62 173 211
Gatwick  192 183 215 140 127 147 190 134 137 171 172
Stanstead 109 58 81 47 44 35 36 24 29 52 70
Manchester 159 158 134 130 130 125 132 161 214 175 192
   Newcastle 136 176 128 105 119 83 91 80 90 63 86
   Birmingham 39 22 18 13 19 14 17 19 25 21 18
Other UK Airports  385 297 243 199 162 164 137 208 193 71 87
Channel Tunnel 55 65 83 63 76 55 64 59 63 59 51
Sea Total 175 156 182 163 180 156 113 133 161 109 119
English Channel Ports 119 68 107 109 118 108 74 105 106 67 63
English East Coast Ports 45 52 46 37 34 43 35 26 52 42 56
Other UK Ports 11 36 28 16 28 5 4 3 3 .. ..
by purpose of visit
Package holiday 1,681 1,687 1,512 1,161 1,195 1,128 1,210 1,123 1,301 1,329 1,480
Other holiday 1,694 1,643 1,828 1,454 1,378 1,323 1,335 1,363 1,474 1,425 1,361
Business 383 458 407 397 363 399 334 325 350 317 326
Visit friends / relatives 859 824 913 800 611 670 673 711 718 757 933
Misc. and other 174 126 104 88 70 60 93 69 64 62 68
by area visited
EU 3,709 3,662 3,692 2,933 2,709 2,768 2,845 2,761 2,972 2,859 3,010
Other Europe 61 48 64 50 48 64 50 60 85 241 228
North America 503 465 477 365 344 285 297 267 317 312 391
Australia & New Zealand 60 71 52 57 55 43 38 47 47 48 50
Asia 158 147 154 146 139 132 119 140 167 210 257
Rest of the World 301 345 324 348 322 288 296 317 319 220 232
by means of leaving the UK and main purposes of visits
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Prestwick & Aberdeen
Package holiday 1,277 1,322 1,175 895 882 850 974 847 997 1,068 1,173
Other holiday 1,164 1,148 1,303 1,055 989 982 975 1,011 1,073 1,059 992
Business 199 306 296 289 242 298 246 211 231 230 225
Visit friends / relatives 634 658 749 651 512 553 543 587 589 613 730
Other UK airport
Package holiday 297 284 260 188 198 187 187 193 224 218 1,433
Other holiday 466 408 398 218 214 178 213 183 216 287 1,301
Business 163 132 94 40 48 49 47 42 47 72 297
Visit friends / relatives 198 147 135 78 54 56 75 64 62 117 902
Sea or Channel Tunnel
Package holiday 107 81 78 78 115 92 49 83 80 42 41
Other holiday 64 86 127 182 176 162 147 170 185 78 44
Business 21 20 17 67 73 51 41 73 72 16 9
Visit friends / relatives 27 19 29 71 45 62 55 60 68 27 22
by main purposes of visit and area visited
Package holiday
EU 1,410 1,366 1,227 898 908 912 987 868 1,050 1,061 1,095
Elsewhere 272 321 285 264 287 216 223 255 252 267 246
Other holiday
EU 1,370 1,353 1,503 1,185 1,120 1,106 1,110 1,152 1,219 1,122 923
Elsewhere 324 290 324 268 258 217 225 212 255 302 284
Business
EU 263 356 275 274 252 274 237 219 240 170 163
Elsewhere 120 101 132 123 111 124 97 106 109 147 134
Visit friends / relatives
EU 529 510 609 514 379 430 441 471 423 478 544
Elsewhere 331 314 304 286 232 240 231 240 295 280 358

Source: Office for National Statistics
1. These estimates are based on information from samples of passengers using the principal routes: the International Passenger Survey
does not provide any information about passengers using other routes (e.g.Rosyth) - see sections 11.2 (page 283) and 11.7 (page 288) of the notes and definitions.
Prestwick airport was added to the International Passenger Survey sample in 2005, so there are no figures for it prior to then. Removed from the sample quarter 2 of 2016
The results for 2003 and earlier years differ from those published previously because ONS has revised the series retrospectively - for example, the EU/Other Europe breakdown now reflects the position following the enlargement of the EU in 2004.
2. Prestwick airport was removed from the sample in quarter 2 of 2016.

Table 11.27 Transport Model for Scotland: inter-zonal 1 trips made on an average weekday - within Scotland: circa 2015 5

(a)  People: by car, bus or train      
Origin Destination
Clydeplan 2 SESplan 3 TAYplan 4 Aberdeen City & Shire Dumfries & Galloway Ayrshire Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks Elsewhere in Scotland Rest of UK Total
thousands
Clydeplan2 1,851 52 5 2 3 62 39 14 9 2,037
SESplan3 53 1,226 43 3 2 2 41 2 11 1,381
TAYplan4 5 42 411 6 0 0 8 2 2 476
Aberdeen City & Shire 2 3 7 487 0 0 1 8 1 509
Dumfries & Galloway 3 2 0 0 110 3 0 0 3 120
Ayrshire 62 2 0 0 3 283 1 1 1 351
Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks 43 42 8 1 0 1 209 1 1 307
Elsewhere in Scotland 15 3 2 8 0 1 1 298 2 331
Rest of UK 7 10 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 26
Total 2,041 1,381 478 507 121 351 301 329 29 5,538
(b)  People: by car      
Origin Destination
Clydeplan 2 SESplan 3 TAYplan 4 Aberdeen City & Shire Dumfries & Galloway Ayrshire Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks Elsewhere in Scotland Rest of UK Total
thousands
Clydeplan2 1,439 41 4 1 2 50 34 11 6 1,587
SESplan3 42 954 36 2 1 1 36 2 6 1,079
TAYplan4 4 36 340 5 0 0 8 2 1 395
Aberdeen City & Shire 1 2 6 426 0 0 1 7 1 444
Dumfries & Galloway 2 1 0 0 97 2 0 0 2 105
Ayrshire 49 1 0 0 2 239 0 1 1 293
Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks 38 37 8 0 0 0 179 1 1 264
Elsewhere in Scotland 12 2 2 7 0 0 1 263 2 289
Rest of UK 5 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 17
Total 1,591 1,080 397 442 105 294 259 287 19 4,474
(c)  People: by bus or train     
Origin Destination
Clydeplan 2 SESplan 3 TAYplan 4 Aberdeen City & Shire Dumfries & Galloway Ayrshire Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks Elsewhere in Scotland Rest of UK Total
thousands
Clydeplan2 413 11 1 1 1 11 5 4 2 449
SESplan3 11 272 7 1 0 1 5 1 5 302
TAYplan4 1 6 71 1 0 0 1 0 1 81
Aberdeen City & Shire 1 1 1 60 0 0 0 1 1 65
Dumfries & Galloway 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 16
Ayrshire 13 1 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 59
Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks 5 5 1 0 0 0 31 0 0 43
Elsewhere in Scotland 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 0 42
Rest of UK 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
Total 450 302 81 65 16 57 43 42 10 1,065
(d)  Vehicle trips: cars and goods vehicles only
Origin Destination
Clydeplan 2 SESplan 3 TAYplan 4 Aberdeen City & Shire Dumfries & Galloway Ayrshire Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks Elsewhere in Scotland Rest of UK Total
thousands
Clydeplan2 1,483 46 5 2 3 55 35 10 7 1,646
SESplan3 44 1,013 38 2 2 2 36 2 7 1,147
TAYplan4 5 38 328 6 0 0 8 2 1 389
Aberdeen City & Shire 2 2 7 409 0 0 1 7 1 430
Dumfries & Galloway 3 2 0 0 103 3 0 0 2 114
Ayrshire 48 2 0 0 2 238 1 1 1 294
Stirling, Falkirk & Clacks 38 37 8 0 0 1 203 1 1 289
Elsewhere in Scotland 11 2 2 7 0 1 1 251 2 278
Rest of UK 6 7 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 22
Total 1,641 1,149 390 427 113 302 286 276 23 4,609

Source: Transport Scotland (Transport Model for Scotland:15) - Not National Statistics

1. All travel movements between the 799 zones used to represent the UK.
The number of shorter distance trips which travel within a model zone area is not known.
2. East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire
3. City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Fife (South), Scottish Borders and West Lothian
4. Dundee City, Angus, Perth & Kinross and Fife (North)
5. This traffic and travel data was extracted from the Transport Model for Scotland 2015 (TMfS15) (Base Year Version AE, Model Version TMfS15 V1.0).
The data reflects daily travel movements within a 2015 base year and represents the most recent data available from the LATIS service
TMfS15 covers the whole of the Scottish Strategic Transport network. England is represented with less detail.
The data reflects 'inter-zonal trips', which includes all travel movements between the 799 zones used to represent the UK.
The data does not include more local or short distance movements travelling wholly within model zones.

Table 11.29   Passenger journeys made under concessionary fare schemes
  2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
millions
(a) all journeys made under concessionary fare schemes1
Strathclyde Concessionary Travel scheme
Buses2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Rail 2.97 3.05 3.18 3.25 3.29 3.37 3.19 3.17 3.37 3.36 3.42
Underground 0.73 0.76 0.79 0.81 0.77 0.71 0.70 0.77 0.82 0.81 0.72
Ferries 0.65 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.68 0.63 0.65 0.64 0.67 0.65 0.68
Taxis 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 4.35 4.50 4.67 4.77 4.74 4.71 4.54 4.58 4.86 4.82 4.82
Other concessionary fare schemes3
Buses2,4,5 (ie. the National schemes) 155.74 159.20 157.61 151.61 147.48 149.68 146.36 148.65 148.27 146.43 145.54
Rail 0.01 0.21 0.31 0.42 0.62 0.88 1.04 1.46 2.13 2.31 2.15
Underground 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ferries5  0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Taxis 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 155.78 159.46 157.97 152.08 148.15 150.61 147.46 150.17 150.46 148.80 147.75
All concessionary fare schemes3
Buses2,4,5 155.74 159.20 157.61 151.61 147.48 149.68 146.36 148.65 148.27 146.43 145.54
Rail 2.98 3.26 3.49 3.67 3.91 4.25 4.23 4.63 5.50 5.67 5.57
Underground 0.73 0.76 0.79 0.81 0.77 0.71 0.70 0.77 0.82 0.81 0.72
Ferries 0.68 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.73 0.68 0.71 0.70 0.73 0.71 0.74
Taxis 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 160.13 163.96 162.64 156.85 152.89 155.32 152.00 154.75 155.32 153.62 152.57
(b) of which:     journeys which were made free of charge to the traveller1
Strathclyde Concessionary Travel scheme
Buses2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Rail 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ferries6 0.65 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 0.65 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other concessionary fare schemes
Buses2,4,5 (ie. the National schemes) 155.71 158.62 156.59 150.37 146.10 148.09 144.62 146.88 146.75 145.22 144.6
Rail 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ferries 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 155.74 158.67 156.64 150.42 146.15 148.14 144.68 146.94 146.81 145.28 144.66
All concessionary fare schemes
Buses2,4,5 155.71 158.62 156.59 150.37 146.10 148.09 144.62 146.88 146.75 145.22 144.60
Rail 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ferries 0.68 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 156.39 159.36 157.34 151.13 146.15 148.14 144.68 146.94 146.81 145.28 144.66

Source: Transport Scotland & Strathclyde Partnership for Transport - Not National Statistics

1 Figures include a degree of estimation (e.g. allowances for claims not yet been processed) and may incur some small revisions to previously published data.
2 The National Concessionary Travel bus scheme was introduced on 1st April 2006, which allows elderly and disabled free travel on all scheduled bus services in Scotland. This replaced any local schemes.
3 2001-02 & 2002-03 figures do not include Eilean Siar.
4 The Young People's Concessionary Travel Scheme started in 8 January 2007, aimed at 16 to 18 year olds (inclusive) and full time volunteers (aged under 26).
5 The Reimbursement Rate for the National Concessionary Travel bus scheme changed from 73.6% applicable 2006/07 to 2009/10, to 67% applicable 2010/11 to 2012/13, to 61% in 2013/14,
to 58.1% in 2014/15, to 57.1% in 2015/16, to 56.9% in 2016/17.
6 A small charge was introduced for ferries in 2010.

Figure 11.1 Calls to Traveline Scotland in 2016

Figure 11.1 Calls to Traveline Scotland in 2016

Figure 11.2 Traveline Scotland - Web & App hits in 2016

Figure 11.2 Traveline Scotland - Web & App hits in 2016
Table 11.30   Traveline Scotland: telephone calls and web site hits 1
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Weeks included in year 2
Telephone calls 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
Web site 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
thousands
Calls answered 728.9 665.1 627.7 606.1 700.7 503.9 399.8 331.7 286.7 219.9 214.1
Calls unanswered 
Ring tone, no reply 3 4.0 4.7 7.2 3.4 2.8 0.4 0.7  -  -  -  -
Engaged tone 3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 0.0 0.0  -  -  -  -
Other 3 2.3 3.8 5.9 2.4 2.6 0.3 2.5  -  -  -  -
Total unanswered 6.6 9.4 13.1 6.4 7.3 0.7 3.2 6.5 8.5 2.6 10
Total number of calls 735.5 674.5 640.9 612.5 708.1 507.1 403.0 338.2 295.2 222.5 224.1
percentages
Percentage answered 99.1 98.6 97.9 99.0 99.0 99.4 99.2 98.1 97.1 98.8 95.5
numbers
Daily average answered  4  2,002 1,827 1,724 1,665 1,925 1,384 1,098 911 788 604 588
seconds
Answered calls: av. duration  112.0 107.8 114.9 111.6 142.6 161.5 178.3 180.0 182.0 190 195
thousands
Total number of hits 5, 6 1,854.4 2,305.4 1,635.2 3,217.4 4,349.7 7,430.9 10,166.9 11,532.4 12,636.1 20,080.9 29,000.0
numbers
Daily average hits 4 5,094 6,334 4,492 8,839 11,950 20,415 27,931 31,682 34,715 55,167 79,670

Source: Transport Scotland - Not National Statistics
1. Traveline Scotland went live for telephone calls on 3 January 2001. Its internet service became operational on 27 October 2002, and was formally launched on 16 December 2002, but statistics of its use are only available from the start of 2003.
2. The figures relate to the weeks which ended on Fridays which were in the specified calendar year - for example, the figures for "2003"
cover the 52 weeks from the one ending on Friday 3 January 2003 to the week ending on Friday 26 December 2003, inclusive.
3. Categerisation of unanswered calls no longer takes place.
4 Daily averages are calculated by dividing the total for all the weeks ending in the year by the number of days in those weeks (e.g. 52 x 7 = 364).
Therefore, they may differ slightly from the result that would be obtained if one divided by the actual number of days in the year (365 or 366).
5. HIts are the record of unique visits to the web site. The web site supplier changed on 1 January 2006 and the new supplier
defined hits in a more robust way than the previous supplier so the figures for 2006 onwards are not on a like for like basis with previous years.
6. Total number of hits now includes visits to bus departure boards on the Traveline Scotland app Consists of 6,211.7 unique web visits and 1219.2 app departure board visits (thousands)

Table 11.31   Employed adults (16-74) distance to place of work: 20111 3
Work mainly at or from home Excluding those working mainly from home Total Number 
(=100%)
Less than 2km 2 km to less than 5 km   5 km to less than 10 km 10 km to less than 20 km 20 km to less than 30 km 30 km to less than 40 km 40 km to less than 60 km 60 km and over Other2 
row percentages
All 10.8 14.7 21.6 19.2 17.0 7.2 3.3 2.5 2.3 12.3 2,400,925

Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
1. The distance travelled is a calculation of the straight line between the postcode of place of residence and postcode of workplace.
2. Includes no fixed place of work, working on an offshore installation and working outside the UK.
3. Percentages for distance to place of work do not include those working mainly from home

Table 11.32   Employed adults (16-74) mode of transport to place of work: 20111 2 3
  Work mainly at or from home Excluding those working mainly from home Total Number
(=100%)
Underground, metro, light rail or tram Train Bus, minibus or coach Taxi or minicab Driver, car or van Passenger, car or van Motorcycle, scooter or moped Bicycle On foot Other
row percentages
All 10.8 0.3 4.2 11.2 0.7 62.8 6.5 0.3 1.6 11.1 1.3 2,400,925

Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
1. The distance travelled is a calculation of the straight line between the postcode of place of residence and postcode of workplace.
2. Includes no fixed place of work, working on an offshore installation and working outside the UK.
3. Percentages for mode of travel to place of work do not include those working mainly from home

Table 11.33   Employed adults (16-74) distance to place of work by car/van availability: 20111 2 4
Work mainly at or from home Excluding those working mainly from home Total Number
(=100%)3
Less than 2km 2 km to less than 5 km   5 km to less than 10 km 10 km to less than 20 km 20 km to less than 30 km 30 km and over Other
row percentages
All 10.7 14.6 21.6 19.3 17.0 7.3 8.0 12.3 2,390,595
Number of cars or vans available for private use:
       None 10.8 24.8 30.9 17.9 9.4 3.0 3.6 10.5 314,494
       One 10.0 16.4 23.7 19.7 15.9 6.2 6.7 11.4 932,787
       Two or more 11.1 10.2 17.3 19.3 20.1 9.3 10.3 13.5 1,143,314

Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
1. The distance travelled is a calculation of the straight line between the postcode of place of residence and postcode of workplace.
2. Includes no fixed place of work, working on an offshore installation and working outside the UK.
3. Excludes people who live in communal establishments - values for number of cars in a household were imputed where this was missing
4. Percentages for distance to place of work do not include those working mainly from home

Table 11.34  All people aged 4 and over studying, distance to place of study by age: 20111 2
Excluding those studying mainly from home Total Number
(=100%)
Study mainly at or from home Less than 2km 2 km to less than 5 km   5 km to less than 10 km 10 km to less than 20 km 20 km to less than 30 km 30 km to less than 40 km 40 km to less than 60 km 60 km and over Other
row percentages  
All 12.4 49.3 23.4 11.7 7.5 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.7 996,282
By age:
4 to 11 11.8 72.3 15.9 6.3 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 386,410
12 to 15 11.1 42.0 32.0 13.6 8.0 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.4 241,975
16 to 17 10.7 34.2 30.6 15.8 10.9 3.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.7 101,169
18 and over 15.2 27.6 23.5 16.4 12.4 5.8 3.5 3.0 2.3 5.2 266,728

Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
1. The distance travelled is a calculation of the straight line between the postcode of place of residence and postcode of place of study
2. Percentages for distance to place of study do not include those studying mainly from home

Table 11.35  All people aged 4 and over studying, mode of transport to place of study by distance: 2011
  Study mainly at or from home Excluding those studying mainly from home Total Number
(=100%)
Train, underground, metro, light rail or tram Bus, minibus or coach Driver, car or van Passenger, car or van Bicycle On foot Other
row percentages
By distance:
All 12.4 3.7 24.6 5.3 19.1 1.2 44.7 1.5 996,282
Less than 2km 0.3 6.2 0.8 17.3 1.2 73.3 0.8 429,936
2km to less than 5km 2.6 40.9 4.6 26.2 1.6 22.2 1.8 203,907
5km to less than 10km 6.1 52.1 9.4 20.2 0.8 9.0 2.4 102,246
10km to less than 20km 11.5 46.2 14.7 16.4 0.3 8.3 2.6 65,101
20km to less than 30km 17.9 35.7 20.5 14.5 0.3 8.9 2.1 23,802
30km to less than 40km 25.5 29.7 20.9 11.6 0.4 10.1 1.8 12,406
40km to less than 60km 23.3 27.7 22.8 10.7 0.5 13.3 1.8 10,174
60km and over 14.1 25.2 15.6 10.7 1.6 30.7 2.1 10,245
Other   4.5 21.0 16.5 5.1 3.2 46.1 3.7 14,536

Source: Scottish Census 2011, National Records of Scotland
1. The distance travelled is a calculation of the straight line between the postcode of place of residence and postcode of place of study
2. Percentages for distance to place of study do not include those studying mainly from home