In 2020, the European country that travels the most by train was Switzerland. During that year, one Swiss inhabitant traveled on average more than 1,539 kilometers on a train. Austria came in second with an average travel distance of 832 kilometers per capita.
Average passenger kilometers traveled per capita in European countries in 2020
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IRG-Rail. (April 29, 2022). Average passenger kilometers traveled per capita in European countries in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257407/average-passenger-kilometers-traveled-per-capita-europe/
IRG-Rail. "Average passenger kilometers traveled per capita in European countries in 2020." Chart. April 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257407/average-passenger-kilometers-traveled-per-capita-europe/
IRG-Rail. (2022). Average passenger kilometers traveled per capita in European countries in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257407/average-passenger-kilometers-traveled-per-capita-europe/
IRG-Rail. "Average Passenger Kilometers Traveled per Capita in European Countries in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257407/average-passenger-kilometers-traveled-per-capita-europe/
IRG-Rail, Average passenger kilometers traveled per capita in European countries in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257407/average-passenger-kilometers-traveled-per-capita-europe/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Average passenger kilometers traveled per capita in European countries in 2020 [Graph], IRG-Rail, April 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257407/average-passenger-kilometers-traveled-per-capita-europe/