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Transport in Swansea

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

Council: Swansea
Region: Wales
Population: 178,688 (2024)

SwanseaCity

Transport

How well connected Swansea is

59 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Swansea. 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
Swansea Rail Station
Rail station
0.8 miles
02
Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
Ferry
1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Townhill Road, 40 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.5% of working residents in Swansea mostly work from home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 25.6%. 53.9% drive to work.

SwanseaWales

Work from home24.5%25.6%

Drive53.9%56.5%

Car passenger5.8%4.8%

Bus or coach3.5%2.3%

Train0.5%0.8%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%0%

On foot8.2%7.1%

Bicycle1.3%1.1%

Other2.2%1.8%

Cars

Car ownership

26.4% of households in Swansea have no car or van, above the Wales average of 19.4%.

SwanseaWales

No car or van26.4%19.4%

143.1%41.7%

222.9%28.1%

3 or more7.6%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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