City · Kent

Transport in Canterbury

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Canterbury, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Canterbury
Region: South East
Population: 57,896 (2024)

CanterburyCity · Kent

Transport

How well connected Canterbury is

54 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Canterbury. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Canterbury West Rail Station
Rail station
0.3 miles
02
Canterbury East Rail Station
Rail station
0.5 miles
03
Sturry Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles
04
Bekesbourne Rail Station
Rail station
2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Causeway, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.5% of working residents in Canterbury mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 33.9% drive to work.

CanterburyEngland

Work from home30.5%31.5%

Drive33.9%44.5%

Car passenger4%3.9%

Bus or coach4%4.3%

Train2.9%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%

On foot19.9%7.6%

Bicycle2.6%2.1%

Other2%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

32.8% of households in Canterbury have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

CanterburyEngland

No car or van32.8%23.5%

143.4%41.3%

218.4%26.1%

3 or more5.5%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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