Commute Cost Comparison Calculator
Compare driving, train, bus and cycling side by side, cost per day, per month and per year, and see how much switching from your current commute could save you, invested.
Estimate only. These are estimates based on the figures you enter, actual fuel prices, fares, parking charges and fees vary and change over time. Always check current prices before deciding.
Enter your commute details
Cost per day, month and year for each mode appears here as you type.
How each mode's cost is worked out
Car cost uses your one-way distance, fuel economy and fuel price to work out a return journey's fuel cost (the same formula as our Fuel Cost Calculator), plus any daily parking. Train and bus each take a single "cost per day" figure, for train this can be a genuine daily fare or a season ticket price divided by the days it covers; for bus you can enter a flat daily fare or switch to a weekly price cap, which many UK bus operators offer and which often works out cheaper than paying per journey. Cycling has no fuel cost, just a small maintenance estimate per mile. Multiplying each mode's daily cost by your commute days per week and working weeks per year gives the annual comparison.