Statistics published by the Welsh Government. Each chart covers the years since the 2016 Senedd election, or as far back as the figures go, and marks each election since.
Bus journeys
71.7 million
2024-25
A year earlier
71.4 million(2023-24)
Passenger journeys on local bus services in Wales each financial year, in millions.
The Department for Transport collects these figures from bus operators, and advises caution with single year-on-year changes.
Bus journeys: every figure in the chart, newest first.
Period
Wales
2024-25
71.7 million
2023-24
71.4 million
2022-23
61.2 millionrevised
2021-22
53.3 millionrevised
2020-21
27.2 millionrevised
2019-20
92.4 millionrevised
2018-19
101.0 million
2017-18
98.9 million
2016-17
99.4 million
People killed on the roads
91
2025
A year earlier
84(2024)
People killed in road collisions in Wales that were reported to the police, each calendar year. A death counts if it happened within 30 days of the collision.
Deaths are shown because police forces in Wales have been changing how they record serious injuries since 2023, so figures for serious injuries can't be compared over time.
Create a more integrated public transport network by expanding tap‑on, tap‑off, pay‑as‑you‑go ticketing, introducing simpler and fairer fares across bus and rail to improve services for passengers and communities across Wales, making travel simpler and more affordable.
Continue to provide £1 single bus fares and £3 day tickets for children and young people aged 5‑21 and retain bus passes for over 60s and disabled people.
Latest figure: Bus journeys, 71.7 million, 2024-25.
Transform bus services through franchising, bringing routes, fares and standards under a single publicly accountable system that puts passengers first. We will enhance links between communities through the new North‑South coach service and deliver an integrated network that improves access to services, supports economic growth, and helps reduce carbon emissions.
Latest figure: Bus journeys, 71.7 million, 2024-25.
Put active travel at the heart of Wales’s transport system, making it a practical, safe and inclusive choice for more everyday journeys. We will reduce barriers to walking, wheeling and cycling to support our ill health prevention mission, and promote wellbeing and economic opportunity.
Put children and young people at the heart of a joined‑up approach to learner travel, strengthening cross‑government working so that public services work together to improve access to education, including by addressing barriers to Welsh‑medium education.
Work with Welsh ports to strengthen their resilience and maximise their contribution to the Welsh economy, while pursuing full devolution of port regulation.
Fight for the rail funding we are owed and that we need to invest in Welsh rail – including consequential funding from HS2 – and for rail to be devolved.
Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.
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48% of Welsh adults said the condition of streets, roads and pavements would be very important to their vote.
37% of Welsh adults said public transport would be very important to their vote.
15% of Welsh adults said the level of traffic congestion would be very important to their vote.
Ipsos asked 747 Welsh adults aged 16+ between 2 April 2026 and 8 April 2026, before the 2026 Senedd election. People could choose as many issues as they liked. More on public opinion.
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Latest contributions
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Andrew Howard
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with sports representatives (9)
Contributions tagged in each month of the Sixth Senedd.Show the numbers
Month
Contributions
January 2024
7
February 2024
9
March 2024
8
April 2024
6
May 2024
10
June 2024
8
July 2024
1
August 2024
0
September 2024
4
October 2024
5
November 2024
0
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