Note: * 2002 figure for passenger miles is provisional
Coverage: United Kingdom (real prices) and Great Britain (bus passenger kilometres)
Source: ONS, DfT
- The real cost of travelling by bus has increased by 69 per cent since 1974 and by 7 per cent since 1998.
- Bus passenger travel declined between 1974 and 1992, since when there has been a modest increase. In 2002, passenger mileages were 25 per cent below the 1974 level, compared with 30 per cent below in 1992 and 26 per cent below in 1998.