📊 Bus use in North East
Passengers made 139 million bus journeys in North East in the year to March 2025. That's 33% below the 2010 peak of 207m.
Passenger journeys by year (millions)
207
10
206
11
199
12
190
13
188
14
185
15
181
16
177
17
169
18
172
19
160
20
61.2
21
113
22
130
23
130
24
139
25
Service provision (million vehicle miles)
| Year to March | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles operated | 78.7 | 76.2 | 72.6 | 66.0 | 72.4 | 66.0 | 62.1 | 65.0 |
Bus times in this area
Source: Department for Transport bus statistics, tables BUS01 (journeys) and BUS02 (vehicle miles), Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years ending March. All local authorities →