City · Gloucestershire

Transport in Gloucester

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

Council: Gloucester
Region: South West
Population: 123,597 (2024)

GloucesterCity · Gloucestershire

Transport

How well connected Gloucester is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Gloucester. 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
Gloucester Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Chequers Bridge, 67 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.1% of working residents in Gloucester mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 51.4% drive to work.

GloucesterEngland

Work from home24.1%31.5%

Drive51.4%44.5%

Car passenger5%3.9%

Bus or coach4.5%4.3%

Train0.3%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot9.4%7.6%

Bicycle3.5%2.1%

Other1.7%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

21.5% of households in Gloucester have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

GloucesterEngland

No car or van21.5%23.5%

141.6%41.3%

227.6%26.1%

3 or more9.3%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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