IELTS Task 1 bar chart: Passenger travel by transport type
The main features of this bar chart: Bus and rail dominated passenger travel in both years, whereas bicycle, motorbike, and air travel accounted for negligible shares. Total distance travelled increased between 1990 and 2000 (from about 100 to 110 units).
26 students’ answers below, each marked by Axiom, from band 4.5 to 7.5. Updated on 12 October 2026.
The question
The chart shows the total distance travelled by passengers on five types of transport in the UK between 1990 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Show the data
| 1990 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | 3 | 1 |
| Motorbike | 4 | 2 |
| Air | 1 | 4 |
| Bus | 40 | 42 |
| Rail | 35 | 37 |
| Total | 100 | 110 |
What your overview should cover
An answer reaches the higher Task Achievement bands only with a clear overview of the main features, not every number. For this bar chart, that means:
- Bus and rail dominated passenger travel in both years, whereas bicycle, motorbike, and air travel accounted for negligible shares.
- Total distance travelled increased between 1990 and 2000 (from about 100 to 110 units).
- While travel by air, bus, and rail rose slightly over the decade, travel by bicycle and motorbike declined.
Students’ answers on this question, marked by Axiom
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #26
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The bar chart illustrates the total distance which the passengers travelled on different types of transport (bicycle, bike, Ari, bus, rail) in the UK from 1990 to 2000.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Answer #25
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The bar chart compares the distance visited by tourists on transport (Bicycle, Bike, Air, Bus, Rail) and total from 1990 to 2020 in the UK, with kilometres in billions.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 4.5
Answer #24
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 4.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar graph compares the total distance of passengers' travel on five different types of transport in the UK from 1990 to 2000, with units measured in billion…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Answer #23
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar charts compare five different transports (bicycle, bike, airplane, bus, rail) in terms of the total distance travelled by passengers in the UK between 1990 and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 4.5
Answer #22
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 4.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart highlights the information of how long distance travelled by people on five different types of transport — bicycle, bike, air, bus and rail — in the United…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Answer #21
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The bar chart compares five different types of transportations according to the distance passengers travelled in the UK from 1990 to 2000, with the units given in billion…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #20
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The bar chart highlights information about the total distance travelled by passengers on five types of transport in the UK from 1990 to 2000. Overall, the total distance…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Answer #19
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart compare the total distance travelled by passengers on five types of transport -bicyce,motorbike,air,bus,rail and total - in the UK between 1990 and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #18
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The bar chat gives information about the total distance travelled by passengers on 5 kinds of transport in the UK over a 10-year period from 1990 to 2000. It is cleared…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #17
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 7.0
The chart compares five types of transports in terms of the total distance travelled by passengers in the UK between 1990 and 2000. Overall, While the total distance…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #16
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart provides a comparison of five modes of transportation - bicycle, bike, air, bus, and rail - based on the number of passengers travelled by in the UK from…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Answer #15
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
The given bart chart shows the total distance travelled by passangers on five specific types of transport in the UK and its total amount in two given years which are 1990…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Answer #14
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart shows changes in the amount of total distance travelled by passangers on five diifferent vehicles in one particular country from 1990 to 2000. Overall, the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Answer #13
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 8.0
The bar chart compares the kilometres covered by five different modes of transportation and the total distance coverage in the UK from 1990 to 2000. Overall, the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #12
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The graph exhibits information about the travel distance of British passengers on five modes of transportation in 1990 and 2000. Overall, in 2000, total distance…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Answer #11
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 8.0
The bar graph compares the number of kilometers, measured in billions (bn), travelled by passengers using five modes of transport in the UK in two separate years (1990…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Answer #10
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart compares the number of kilometers, measured in billions, travelled by using five different modes of transportation in the UK in 1990 and 2000. By far the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Answer #9
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 8.0
The bar chart compares five different modes of transportation in terms of the total distance travelled by passengers in the UK, from 1990 to 2000. Measured in billions of…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #8
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart compares five different modes of transportation in terms of the total distance travelled by passengers in the UK, from 1990 to 2000. Measured in billions of…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #7
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart illustrates the usage of five modes of transport by passengers, measured in billion kilometers, in the UK between 1990 and 2000. Overall, the most preferred…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #6
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
The bar chart compares five different modes of transport including bicycle, motorbike , air , bus and finally rail in terms of how many kilometers people commuted to…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #5
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The bar chart illustrates overall distance covered by passengers using five different types of transport in the UK in the years 1990 and 2000. Overall, while the total…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Answer #4
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 8.0
The bar graph illustrates the overall traveled distance of UK people who used five means of transportation- bicycle, motorbike, airplanes, bus and railway- across the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #3
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart illustrates how many kilometers British people travelled by five modes of transportation in 1990 and 200. Overall, the total amount of distance covered by…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #2
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
The diagram breaks down an overall volume of the distance individuals travelled through 5 distinct means of transportation over the span of a decade, starting from 1990,…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Answer #1
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart compares data about how many kilometers were covered by passengers via five modes of transportation in the UK over a 10-year period, starting from 1990.…
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