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Postcode area · Lancaster

Transport in LA

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

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
342,464 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LA is

0 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of LA. Connectivity scores 4.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
0
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Kents Bank Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Station Entrance
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Grange-over-Sands Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 04
    Cark Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.8% of working residents in LA mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.8% drive to work.

LAEngland
Work from home24.8%31.5%
Drive50.8%44.5%
Car passenger4.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.3%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot12.2%7.6%
Bicycle2.4%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.2% of households in LA have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

LAEngland
No car or van20.2%23.5%
143.5%41.3%
227%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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