City

Transport in Derby

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

Council: Derby
Region: East Midlands
Population: 289,915 (2024)

DerbyCity

Transport

How well connected Derby is

62 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Derby. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

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
Derby Rail Station
Rail station
0.5 miles
02
Peartree Rail Station
Rail station
1.1 miles
03
Spondon Rail Station
Rail station
2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Dashwood Street, 156 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24% of working residents in Derby mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.1% drive to work.

DerbyEngland

Work from home24%31.5%

Drive50.1%44.5%

Car passenger5.7%3.9%

Bus or coach4.9%4.3%

Train0.5%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot9.1%7.6%

Bicycle2.4%2.1%

Other3.1%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

25% of households in Derby have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

DerbyEngland

No car or van25%23.5%

142%41.3%

225.3%26.1%

3 or more7.7%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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