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Transport in York

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

Council: York
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 140,223 (2024)

YorkCity

Transport

How well connected York is

68 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of York. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very 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
Main Entrance
Rail station
156 yards
02
York Rail Station
Rail station
0.1 miles
03
Rear Entrance
Rail station
0.1 miles
04
Poppleton Rail Station
Rail station
2.6 miles
05
Platform 2 entrance
Rail station
2.6 miles
06
Platform 1 entrance
Rail station
2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Station Rise, 59 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35% of working residents in York mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 33.2% drive to work.

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Work from home35%31.5%

Drive33.2%44.5%

Car passenger2.9%3.9%

Bus or coach3.6%4.3%

Train0.7%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot14.6%7.6%

Bicycle8.1%2.1%

Other1.9%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

28.6% of households in York have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

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No car or van28.6%23.5%

147.1%41.3%

219.6%26.1%

3 or more4.8%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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