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Transport in Newport

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

Council: Newport
Region: Wales
Population: 139,762 (2024)

NewportCity

Transport

How well connected Newport is

78 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Newport. 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
Newport (S Wales) Rail Station
Rail station
0.4 miles
02
Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal
Ferry
1.7 miles
03
Pye Corner Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Kingsway K14, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.4% of working residents in Newport mostly work from home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 25.6%. 52.2% drive to work.

NewportWales

Work from home25.4%25.6%

Drive52.2%56.5%

Car passenger6.1%4.8%

Bus or coach3.1%2.3%

Train1%0.8%

Underground, metro or tram0%0%

On foot7.5%7.1%

Bicycle1.5%1.1%

Other3.1%1.8%

Cars

Car ownership

25.3% of households in Newport have no car or van, above the Wales average of 19.4%.

NewportWales

No car or van25.3%19.4%

141.6%41.7%

225.4%28.1%

3 or more7.7%10.7%

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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