Statistical Bulletin - National Travel Survey 2011/2012: Scotland Results

Table 16: Average trip time by purpose
Scottish residents Minutes
1985/1986 1989/1991 1992/1994 1995/1997 1998/2000 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012
Commuting 20 21 21 23 24 23 24 25 25 26 26 25 25 26 26
Business 28 34 37 32 36 35 40 41 39 38 40 37 40 40 36
Education 15 16 17 18 19 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 21 20
Escort education 11 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 12
Shopping 16 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 18 18 17 17
Other escort 15 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 16
Other personal business 15 17 16 17 18 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 18 18
Visting friends at home 22 22 19 22 22 23 24 24 23 24 25 25 25 24 24
Visiting friends elsewhere 18 18 20 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 23
Sport / entertainment 20 19 20 21 22 21 21 21 20 22 22 21 20 21 21
Holiday / day trip 74 69 56 70 63 57 59 53 52 53 52 54 55 53 50
Other (including "just walk") 25 22 19 24 22 23 22 23 21 22 24 22 23 23 22
All purposes 19 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 22 22 22

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Source: National Travel Survey, Department for Transport