Note: Based on data from 2021, results therefore influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic
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The most important purpose for mobility is leisure.
Nearly half of the distances travelled in Switzerland are for leisure activities \u2013 a good quarter for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For leisure, people are on the move throughout the day, especially later on in the afternoon.
For work, especially in the morning, at noon and late afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
30 kilometres<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most kilometres are covered by car: 20.8 km per day.
But people spend the most time travelling by foot: 30 minutes per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
80 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The age comparison shows: young adults are particularly mobile.
And those who live in the countryside travel 8 km more per day than those who live in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the urban cantons. This is where the public transport shares are highest.
In Basel-Stadt, 31% of the distances are travelled by public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, the daily distance in 2021 was 7 kilometres less than in the last survey in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The distances have decreased for all trip purposes, especially for education and leisure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distances decreased for almost all means of transport \u2013 especially for railways.
Only exception: The e-bike. Its daily distance has almost tripled since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The individual routes travelled are longer on average: Bicycle: 3.6 km; e-bike: 5.2 km
The speed is higher: Bicycle: 13 km\/h; e-bike: 16 km\/h
People who ride a bicycle tend to live in the city, and are 38 years old on average.
People who ride an e-bike tend to live in the countryside, and are 49 years old on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The total annual mobility per person was 14 926 km, of which 11 194 km in Switzerland 19% less than in 2015 and 3732 km abroad (66% less than in 2015). A total of 2394 km were covered by plane (73% less than in 2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the corresponding web page of the Federal Statistical Office’s<\/a> you will find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n