This graph shows the different modes of transport that people used to get to selected airports in the UK in 2019. Gatwick had the highest percentage of people using rail to get to the airport, while Stansted had the highest percentage of people arriving by bus or coach. Heathrow was the only airport with underground connections, and that made up 20 percent of all travel to the airport that year. Manchester had the highest percentage of people traveling by private car and, like Heathrow, had quite a high percentage of passengers arriving by taxi or minicab.
Modes of transport used by passengers for traveling to selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019
Characteristic
Private car*
Hire car
Taxi/ minicab
Rail
Bus/ coach
Tram/ tube
Other
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GOV.UK. (December 4, 2020). Modes of transport used by passengers for traveling to selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303824/modes-of-transport-to-selected-uk-airports/
GOV.UK. "Modes of transport used by passengers for traveling to selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019." Chart. December 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303824/modes-of-transport-to-selected-uk-airports/
GOV.UK. (2020). Modes of transport used by passengers for traveling to selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303824/modes-of-transport-to-selected-uk-airports/
GOV.UK. "Modes of Transport Used by Passengers for Traveling to Selected Airports in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303824/modes-of-transport-to-selected-uk-airports/
GOV.UK, Modes of transport used by passengers for traveling to selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303824/modes-of-transport-to-selected-uk-airports/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Modes of transport used by passengers for traveling to selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 [Graph], GOV.UK, December 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303824/modes-of-transport-to-selected-uk-airports/