On average, each Swiss resident covered a daily distance of 30.0 kilometres within Switzerland in 2021. The total distance covered on Swiss roads, rail and cable cars added up to almost 125 billion person-kilometres. This was 22% more than in 2000, but 10% less than in 2019, the year before the COVID pandemic started.
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Passenger transport performance | ||
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Land transport performance (rail, road incl. human-powered transport and cable cars) |
124.5 billion person-km | 2021 |
Change | +22% | 2000–2021 |
Aviation: Passengers1 | 43.6 million | 2022 |
Change |
+27% | 2000–2022 |
Mobility behaviour | ||
Average daily distance per person (inside Switzerland) | 30.0 km | 2021 |
Change |
–14% | 2000–2021 |
Share of leisure traffic |
43% | 2021 |
Commuting | ||
Average commute (one way) | 13.6 km | 2021 |
Cross-border transport | ||
Border crossings in private motor vehicles (arrivals and departures) | 1.2 million persons/day | 2021 |
Transalpine transport | ||
Transalpine crossings in private motor vehicles (both directions) | 74 300 persons/day | 2021 |
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