The Dutch spend an average of 72 minutes of travel per day. 25 years ago that was 80 minutes. This is mainly because people make fewer journeys a day. Young people in particular are less often from home.
This is shown on Thursday from research by the Knowledge Institute for Mobility Policy (KIM), which looked at the period between 1999 and 2024. Between 1999 and 2019 there was a decrease of 10 percent, which comes out on a travel duration of 72 minutes.
In 2023, after the Coronapandemie, the travel time was even shorter. But according to the Kim it is not yet clear whether that is a structural change. That is why 2019 will be arrested as a comparison year.
People between forty and fifty years of travel, among others, travel a lot shorter. But for young people between the ages of 18 and 24, the decrease is even greater: in 1999 they traveled 95 minutes a day, in 2019 it was 79 minutes.
According to the Kim, this is due to the digital alternatives for travel time. This way, the commuting ride can expire because people have more options to work at home. What can also play is that travel costs have risen in recent years.
The people over the age of 70 have started traveling a little longer: 56 minutes a day in 2019 compared to 49 minutes in 1999. The travel time per car has fallen slightly, mainly because people take the car less often. The travel time per bicycle has increased somewhat.
On Average, Dutch People Spend 72 Minutes A Day Traveling. 25 years ago, that was 80 minutes. This is mainly because people make ferwer trips per day. Young People, in particular, Are Less Often Away From Home.
This is accordance to research from the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis (KIM) on Thursday, which looked at the period between 1999 and 2024. Between 1999 and 2019, there was a decrease of 10 percent, which amounts to a travel time of 72 minute.
In 2023, after The Corona Pandemic, The Travel Time was just Shorter. However, accordance to kim, it is not yet clear white this is a structural change. Therefore, 2019 is Used as a Reference Year.
People Between the Ages of Forty and Fifty, Among Others, Are Traveling a Lot Less. But for young people between the ages of 18 and 24, the decrease is just greater: in 1999 they traveled 95 minutes a day, in 2019 IT was 79 minutes.
Accordance to Kim, this is due to the digital alternatives to travel time. For example, the commute can be eliminated because people have more opportunities to work from home. What May also play a Role is that travel costs have increased in recent years.
People in Their Seventies, On The Other Hand, Have Started Traveling Slightly Longer: 56 minutes per day in 2019 Compared to 49 minutes in 1999. Travel Time by Car has decreased slightly, Mainly Becoause People Take the Car Less often. Travel Time by Bicycle has actual increased somewhat.