Carbon emissions - car vs coach

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The table below shows the distance in kilometres between some of our most popular destinations, with the amount of carbon emissions produced per person when travelling by car, versus travelling by coach.

Journeys have been rounded up to the nearest kilometre - this is an approximate figure and is based on our fastest services on each route. Kilometres therefore vary slightly between to/from journeys.

Popular UK routes

From	To	Kilometres	CO₂ produced by car (kg per person)	CO₂ produced by coach (kg per person)	CO₂ saved (kg per person)
Birmingham	London	193	22	6	16
Bradford	Bournemouth	489	56	15	41
Cambridge	Liverpool	345	39	10	29
Edinburgh	Cardiff	742	85	22	63
Liverpool	Leeds	150	17	4	13
London	Bristol	188	21	5	16
Manchester	Wembley Stadium	325	37	10	27
Milton Keynes	Canary Wharf	92	10	2	8
Nottingham	Newcastle	316	36	9	27
Plymouth	Manchester	494	56	14	42

Popular airport routes

From	To	Kilometres	CO₂ produced by car (kg per person)	CO₂ produced by coach (kg per person)	CO₂ saved (kg per person)
Cardiff	Heathrow	242	28	8	20
Gatwick	Bristol	244	28	7	21
Luton	Nottingham	159	18	5	13
Stansted	London	82	9	2	7
Stansted	Birmingham	220	25	6	19

The calculations are based on:

Coach = 0.029 kgCO₂ / pass.km. This data is independently calculated by the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management and is based on an average coach load.

Car = 0.114 kgCO₂/pass.km. This is derived from the DEFRA CO₂ emissions factor for an average petrol car which is 0.180 kgCO₂/vehicle.km and the average loading for a car 1.6 people/journey (DfT).

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