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About the Document
This is the annual overview Travel in London 2025, published by Transport for London (TfL) in December 2025. It is TfL's annual publication summarising trends and developments in travel and transport in London, covering 2024 and into 2025. It describes how travel is changing and evaluates outcomes against the aims of the Mayor's Transport Strategy.
Key Findings on Travel Demand
- Total daily travel demand in London in 2024 was 26.6 million trips, 97.5 per cent of the 2019 baseline.
- The provisional active, efficient and sustainable mode share for all travel was 63.4 per cent in 2024, against the Mayor's aim of 80 per cent by 2041.
- For London residents, the same share reached 68.4 per cent in 2024/25.
- The LTDS trip rate was 2.0 trips per person per day, nine per cent below 2019/20.
Public Transport and Cycling
- Bus demand fell 1.5 per cent in 2024/25 to 1,842 million journeys, while London Underground demand rose 3.0 per cent to 1,216 million.
- The Elizabeth line carried an estimated 231 million passengers, a 10.1 per cent increase.
- Daily cycle journey stages reached 1.50 million in 2025, a 12.7 per cent increase on 2024.
Air Quality and Carbon Emissions
- The report states that Greater London was assessed as compliant with the annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide in 2024, for the first time since records began.
- Surface transport CO2 emissions were 7.3 million tonnes in 2024, two per cent lower than in 2023.
- Electric vehicle charge points in London numbered 27,095 on 31 October 2025.
Road Safety
- In 2024, 3,707 people were killed or seriously injured on London's roads, 24 per cent fewer than the 2010 to 2014 baseline.
- The report notes that more needs to be done to meet the 2030 targets.
Methodology and Data Sources
- Demand figures draw on TfL service performance data, the rolling London Travel Demand Survey (LTDS) of approximately 8,000 households, cycle counts, and Department for Transport and Office for National Statistics data.
- The report states that 2024/25 public transport figures are provisional.
Why It Matters for Urban Transport Policy
The report is intended to describe how travel is changing and to provide an evidence and analysis base for stakeholders and policymakers. It is framed around the Mayor's Transport Strategy outcomes and is also presented as a resource for stakeholders and policymakers working on London's transport future.