Title: Commuting costs: How much does your train or car journey to work cost you? - Mirror Online
Headings: Car vs train: How much does your commute cost you?
Car vs train: How much does your commute cost you?
Travelling to work by train or car is a chore most of us have to endure each day, but which is cheaper?
Travelling by train
Travelling by train
Travelling by car

Content: Despite recent rail fare increases, taking the train still works out significantly cheaper than commuting by car. The study looked at eight key commuter routes across the UK and compared the cost of an annual rail season ticket with the cost of owning and travelling by car. The average annual train season ticket across all eight commuter routes comes to £2,440, or 16p per mile. If you are paying monthly instead of annually, this brings this up to £2,808, or 18p per mile. The routes looked at were Preston to Manchester, Chelmsford to London, Durham to Newcastle, Bournemouth to Southampton, Derby to Birmingham, Swansea to Cardiff, Edinburgh to Glasgow and Weston-Super-Mare to Bristol. In comparison a typical Ford Focus driver would pay £4,791.50 a year, or 31p per mile. This includes all the costs of running a car such as fuel, tax, insurance, car loan payments and maintenance costs. Travelling by car
For those who live or work in rural out-of-the-way areas, catching a train to work is simply not an option. In addition, some might need their car for the purpose of their job. Yet employers may to contribute to fuel costs or insurance.