City · Cumberland

Transport in Carlisle

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

Council: Cumberland
Region: North West
Population: 81,302 (2024)

CarlisleCity · Cumberland

Transport

How well connected Carlisle is

63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Carlisle. 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
Station Entrance
Rail station
0.2 miles
02
Carlisle Rail Station
Rail station
0.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Aldi, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.3% of working residents in Carlisle mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 55.4% drive to work.

CarlisleEngland

Work from home15.3%31.5%

Drive55.4%44.5%

Car passenger5.1%3.9%

Bus or coach4.3%4.3%

Train0.4%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot14.9%7.6%

Bicycle2.7%2.1%

Other1.8%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

26.2% of households in Carlisle have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

CarlisleEngland

No car or van26.2%23.5%

145.1%41.3%

222.9%26.1%

3 or more5.8%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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