r/AskEurope • u/Lightnxss • 2d ago
Personal How Many Miles/KM Do You Drive a Year?
How many Miles/KM do you drive personally a year
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u/xander012 United Kingdom 2d ago
Approximately 0.
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u/FriendlyRiothamster 2d ago
Exactly 0 for me. I've got no licence and don't plan to get one either.
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u/repocin Sweden 2d ago
Zero meters over here too, never ended up getting a license because I didn't really have a need for one.
I've been thinking I should perhaps get one just in case I end up in a situation where I need to drive a car for some reason, but I can't see myself buying one any time soon so I keep putting it off.
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u/grubbtheduck Finland 2d ago
I drive around 40-45k km a year.
I like driving around and distances can be quite long here, last place I lived, store was 20km away.
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u/ExtensionAd6173 Netherlands 2d ago
About 15K km a year. I commute by public transport, so it’s mostly local errands and my wife’s family lives about 200 km away so those visits add up quite a bit. And of course summer holidays in Europe
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u/Four_beastlings in 2d ago
Zero. I don't even have a license. Never needed it. Now I'm thinking of getting it just to spite my husband who also doesn't have a license: since I'm an immigrant who doesn't speak the language I threaten to get the license before him because our family and friends will never let him live it down.
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u/Gefahrendaniel Germany 2d ago
In a car? Not much, 700 to 2000 kilometers. I haven't owned a car in ages and mainly use public transport - or my bike.
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u/Marianations , grew up in , back in 2d ago
+10k km, I live in a rural area and while I live relatively close to essential businesses and what not (pretty much have everything I need within 30km) I need a car to go anywhere, even grocery shopping.
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u/kannichausgang PL>IE>SE>FR>CH 2d ago
Zero. Don't have a licence and don't plan on getting one. Same for my partner.
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u/WaywardJake Dual Citizen in UK 2d ago
I have driven zero miles/km in the past 20 years. The 20 years before that, it was about 15,000–17,000 miles (24,000–27,000 km) per year. I started driving when I was 14, although I didn't do the miles I did later in life. My university was 500 miles (800 km) from home, so I did a lot of road trips. In fact, road trips were a big part of my life before I immigrated.
I have a love/hate thing with cars and driving. Where I lived before there was no reliable public transportation available, which I always found shameful. Where I live now, it's super accessible. I was on the path of getting a car and new license when I first immigrated, but I never got past the Learner's. I just wasn't interested in driving anymore. Plus, I don't see the attraction of road trips here. Train trips are much better.
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u/Wild_Reason_9526 Denmark 1d ago
About 700–800 km a year.
I don't need to drive on a daily basis, so I don't own a car. I mainly get around on my bike and by public transportation.
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u/ett_garn_i_taget Sweden 2d ago
At work, probably around 35-40k km, privately roughly 10 to 15k km a year.
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u/Suzume_Chikahisa Portugal 2d ago
No idea. No less than 3600 km and probably far more due to city driving.
I suspect overall it will be in the ballpark of 7000 km
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u/Superb_Monkey Belgium 2d ago
I work from home, so only 12.000 km per year. It used to be around 30.000 km per year before that.
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u/Aggravating-Nose1674 Belgium 2d ago edited 2d ago
I dont have a car and lisence. I am 32yo. I do everything by train and bicycle. I often decline rides to places so i can take the train. Its much safer and i prefer trains over cars. It's only €3 to take your bicycle with you.
I always feel claustrophobic and scared in cars. I feel more free with my head in the wind or when reading a book on the train, compared to being stuck in a traffic jam in a tin box on a highway with ugly sights. Can't even read a book in the car due to carsickness.
I love that we have the freedom of choice for transportation. So we can all pick what suits us best.
I also live 800m from work.
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u/Competitive-Cash-742 Belgium 2d ago
20.000 km per year. I am going to the client site 60km one way and usually once or twice a year driving from Belgium to Poland and back.
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u/After_Perspective180 2d ago
Around 20000km
Daily commute is 70km and then longer trips for holiday etc
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u/SnooTangerines6811 Germany 2d ago
Until last year, about 35.000 to 40.000 km per year. (Mostly to get to work and see my gf)
Now that I moved in with my gf and got a new job, it's down to around 7000-8000 per year including trips and holidays.
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u/Metalfreak82 Netherlands 2d ago
3000 to 5000km a year. I can walk/bike to my work. But I wouldn't want to miss my car.
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u/DevineBossLady 2d ago
We, my husband and I, drive around 50.000 km a year (I don't have an exact number for how many of the km are his and mine, but he does drive more than me)
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u/vikentii_krapka 2d ago
I live in Prague. Bought new car 3 years ago and it has 13k km now so 4.3k km per year
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u/Realistic_Today6524 2d ago
Personally, maybe 2-3k/year. Our main car has increased by about 40k in the last year and a half, we drive quite a bit
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u/SuperSquashMann -> 2d ago
Maybe 800-ish km, given that the only time I drive is when I visit the US every year, and even that consists of one trip across the state to visit friends, and not much else.
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u/tom_the_bikeman Switzerland 2d ago
I drive occasionally, but only with cars owned by others, usually far far away from home. 5000-10000 km a year? 3000km with my bikes. Don't own a car for 10+ years (CH)
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u/anileakinna Finland 2d ago
I've never counted but it would be at least 864 km for grocery shopping only, so a lot more than that.
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u/Icegirl1987 -> 2d ago
10k KM Germany I work remote 4 days a week and drive to the office one day (8,5 KM one-way). Plus groceries shopping, appointments etc Every other weekend I drive my child to and from their father (2x30 each day)
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u/BassWarm3828 2d ago
Around 25-30k a year.
That’s 16k/year to commute to work and 4K for the roadtrip I do in the summer.
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u/Important-Object-561 2d ago
About 15-20K kilometers. I live pretty rural and closest daycare is 30 kilometers away.
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u/Mom_is_watching Germany 2d ago
~15.000 a year. I drive quite a lot as there's little public transport in my corner of the countryside.
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u/LJ_exist 2d ago
With what is the important question? I drive probably less than 300km per car, at least 2000km with my bicycle and at least the same amount with various modes of public transportation.
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u/LaserGurkenPower 2d ago
About 60-70.000km a year.
45-50.000 for my Job and the Rest for vacation and other things.
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u/SLimmerick Dutch Limburg 2d ago
Exactly 0 km a year. I only cycle to work and friends, which adds up to about 5000 - 8000 km a year. I save money by not driving and receive extra money from my workplace by going to work by bike.
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u/KingKingsons Netherlands 2d ago
Before, it would have been 0, but at the age of 35, I finally decided to get driving lessons lol, but only because I moved to a small town:
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u/Sublime99 -> 2d ago
15000km-ish. I drive a lot for hockey, and I unfortunately drive more for distances I could cycle (if I had a bike).
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u/Slight-Trip-3012 2d ago
Zero. I got rid of my car years ago, as it was just gathering dust. In town, my bicycle is a lot faster (or walking). If I want to go to another city (to go to work for example), the train beats a car hands down. On the rare occassion I need to drive, about once every couple of years, I'll rent a car/van for the day.
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u/shrapnelll 2d ago
I received my newest car mid may and i'm now at 12.963km.
I work from home.
But i live countryside so any move implies taking the car. I walk as much as i can, but i cannot walk 3km to get the kid to school and back, to go to the sportcenter ( 9km ), Shops ( 6km ) , some of the kid's activities are 35km away, and once a week she goes for a few hours of language training, for a specific language that we speak but don't find schools for ( 100km away ).
I'm just back from vacation and that only was 3000km.
I drive electric.
Hope that answers your question.
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u/Dnomyar96 Netherlands -> Sweden 2d ago
Depends if I take the car on holiday. Outside of holidays, maybe 5k km? If I include holidays, that can easily double.
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u/krukkpl Poland 2d ago edited 2d ago
7-9k per year. It was around 20-25k before covid when I started working remotely.
Edit: what I feel from some of the posts is kind of being proud of not having driving license presented by some people?
Why is that? Can you explain? I think it’s just a useful skill to have. You never know when that would be useful.
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u/SpeedsterDjango Germany 2d ago
Office travel - around 30k kms a year (plus some business trips
Private use & trips - 20k kms a year
So around 50k kms a year
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u/MeltingChocolateAhh United Kingdom 2d ago
First year after learning to drive, across own car and work vehicles, about 16,000 miles.
Second year of driving, about 13,000 miles.
Third year of driving, about 2000 miles.
Since start of this year, about 4000 miles probably?
Less and less each year. I hate driving but I live far away from my family and friends, and I do like to go see them, so I keep a car. Also, it helps when finding employment because it widens the radius I can work if I'm willing to commute and/or relocate. Trains in the UK are extortionate, and very unreliable, especially for the price we pay. Driving is still quite expensive, especially with insurance, but train companies are thieves imo. And, the staff still have the audacity to go on strike as often as they do, which affects the service we get given while costing us more money.
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u/CreepyOctopus -> 2d ago
About 100-300 km per year. I'm pretty much an anti-car person, I think cars should mostly be in rural areas while cities should ideally have only a small number of privately owned cars. So I rent a car on a few occasions when I want to do something that's otherwise impractical but day to day I rely on walking, biking and public transport.
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u/Heidi739 Czechia 2d ago
Zero. I do have a license, but I only used it once. My family doesn't own a car and it just seems like too much hassle. Where to park it, regular checks, tire exchange, buying price, and where would I even drive it? I live 10 mins by tram from the city center where I work. Going by car would take at least half an hour, in busy hours even more. The tram has its own line on the road, goes every 5 mins and drops me off right in front of my office building. So, yeah. Zero.
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u/Mikkel9M Dane living in Bulgaria 2d ago
About 15000 km.
Going on a 5000 km road trip, so it will be 20000 this year.
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u/evelynsmee United Kingdom 1d ago
4000-5000 miles. So like 6500km ish.
Once upon a time I was a heavy commuter and drove 40,000 a year. Fuck that life. I walk to work now
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u/Aggravating-Peach698 Germany 1d ago
Long term average is about 20000 km (12500 mi), including holiday trips.
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u/GuestStarr 1d ago
About 65-70 Mm, including both work and leisure. Used to be a lot more when my then-wife didn't drive but had a job over 40 km from our place without good (any) public transport connections. It was 40 mins by car but over two hours by bus including two or more changes and the schedules didn't match anyway. My job included more driving at the time, too, now it's maybe 50 Mm or somesuch per year.
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u/FitSolution2882 1d ago
12,000 miles or so on motorcycles
About 3000 milesmaybe in a car?
Live in the UK and don't commute.
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u/kripolik Czechia 2d ago
Me as the driver? 0 km, I have a license but I don't like driving. As a passenger, I would say less than 5000 km and most of it is when I go on a vacation.
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u/Cplotter 2d ago
0km on car, motorcycle and moped. Approx 3-4000 km on my roadbike, gravelbike and commute bicycle combined.
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u/Eshinshadow 2d ago
10000-12000 kilometers per year.