Christmas getaway 2019: Where and when to avoid on roads and rail

In December 2019 we reported on which areas to avoid and what times traffic would be busiest over the Christmas period.

Get the data

• XLS: Worst delays; roads expected to be worst affected

Quotes and interviews

• Spokesperson, Inrix
• Ben Aldous, RAC
• Spokesperson, Highways England
• Spokesperson, South Western Railway (SWR)

Visualisation

• Infographic: Worst times to drive before Christmas
• Table: Estimated delays on motorways and worst times to travel
• Table: Longest stretches of roadworks that cannot be lifted for safety reasons

Related repos

This is the fourth year in a row that the data unit has covered Christmas delays.

• In 2016 we first reported on the best Christmas transport to avoid - and when.
• This was repeated in 2017 and in 2018
• All delays-related repos can be found here
• All transport-related repos can be found here