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Transport in Plymouth

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

Council: Plymouth
Region: South West
Population: 272,397 (2024)

PlymouthCity

Transport

How well connected Plymouth is

63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Plymouth. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity

3.0/ 10

Limited. 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
Plymouth Rail Station
Rail station
1 mile
02
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage
Ferry
1.6 miles
03
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing
Ferry
1.9 miles
04
Devonport Rail Station
Rail station
2.0 miles
05
Plymouth Ferry Terminal
Ferry
2.1 miles
06
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles
07
Keyham Rail Station
Rail station
2.3 miles
08
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station
Rail station
2.8 miles
09
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station
Rail station
2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Overton Gardens, 25 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.2% of working residents in Plymouth mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 51.2% drive to work.

PlymouthEngland

Work from home21.2%31.5%

Drive51.2%44.5%

Car passenger5.1%3.9%

Bus or coach6.3%4.3%

Train0.3%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot10.1%7.6%

Bicycle2.1%2.1%

Other3.6%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

24.9% of households in Plymouth have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

PlymouthEngland

No car or van24.9%23.5%

143.6%41.3%

224.5%26.1%

3 or more7%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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