Ministerial Travel

Ministers take their responsibility to travel sustainably very seriously and aim to use more sustainable forms of transport whenever possible

The Scottish Government publishes details of all Car Journeys, Overseas Visits and Domestic Travel carried out by Ministers.

Air Travel
Detailed breakdown includes: date of travel, class, cost, origin and destination of journey.
Car Journeys
Under the terms of the Scottish Ministerial Code Scottish Ministers are entitled to use official cars.
Ferry Travel
Detailed breakdown includes: date of travel, cost, origin and destination of journey.

Rail Travel
Monthly costs of First and Standard Class Ministerial rail travel.
Taxi Travel
Publication of Ministerial taxi use.
Visits Overseas
Details of overseas visits undertaken by Ministers.

Travel Strategy

The Scottish Government's Travel Strategy is key to enabling the organisation to meet its ambitious emissions targets. It encompasses staff behaviour changes and organisational policy changes.

One third of Scottish Government emissions is generated by business travel and the Travel Strategy aims to address this.