- Over three quarters of respondents live within five minutes’ walk or less of their nearest bus stop
- Nearly a fifth live six to ten minutes away from their nearest stop; only 6% live further away from their nearest bus stop
- At the other end of the journey, 60% get off the bus within five minutes’ walk of their destination. A quarter of respondents get off the bus six to ten minutes’ walk from their destination. Note, some people may choose to include walking as part of their journey and nearer bus stops may be available
Bus stop locations
Summary
How far away is the nearest bus stop to where you live?
Base: Total sample (1,177)
This chart shows
53% of the total sample live less than a 5-minute walk from their nearest bus stop
24% live a 5-minute walk from their nearest bus stop
18% live 6-10 minutes’ walk from their nearest bus stop
4% live an 11-15 minutes’ walk from their nearest bus stop
2% live more than a 15-minute walk from their nearest bus stop
And when you arrive at your destination on the bus, how far is the bus stop to where you are usually going to?
Base: All current bus users (1,053)
This chart shows that
34% of the total sample’s destination is less than a 5-minute walk from the bus stop where they get off
26% of the total sample’s destination is a 5-minute walk from the bus stop where they get off
24% of the total sample’s destination is a 6-10 minutes’ walk from the bus stop where they get off
6% of the total sample’s destination is an 11-15 minutes’ walk from the bus stop where they get off
10% of the total sample’s destination is more than a 15-minute walk from the bus stop where they get off
