UK Travel Transportation - PPC Market Share Analysis September 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Transportation category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Transportation – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Transportation UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 40.8197932969
59.1802067031
40%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 53
47
53%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 3%
Transactional 19%
Navigational 5%
Seasonal 1%
Local 6%
Problem Solving 4%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Travel Transportation brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
britishairways.com 7.06
skyscanner.net 6.94
nationalexpress.com 6.15
thetrainline.com 5.36
easyjet.com 2.93
trip.com 2.85
booking.com 2.73
heathrow.com 2.63
manchesterairport.co.uk 2.5
southeasternrailway.co.uk 2.23
others 58.62
  • britishairways.com - 7.06%
  • skyscanner.net - 6.94%
  • nationalexpress.com - 6.15%
  • thetrainline.com - 5.36%
  • easyjet.com - 2.93%
  • trip.com - 2.85%
  • booking.com - 2.73%
  • heathrow.com - 2.63%
  • manchesterairport.co.uk - 2.5%
  • southeasternrailway.co.uk - 2.23%
  • others - 58.62%

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In the travel PPC landscape, ‘others’ dominate with 58.62% click share, while British Airways leads individual advertisers at 7.06%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Travel Transportation brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date booking.com heathrow.com trip.com skyscanner.net thetrainline.com jet2.com manchesterairport.co.uk poferries.com directferries.co.uk dfds.com
2026/09/01 4.56% 3.79% 2.1% 4.78% 3.02% 2.48% 2.62% 2.23% 1.05% 2.88%
2026/09/02 5.48% 3.84% 2.9% 4.8% 2.9% 2.02% 3.33% 2.59% 1.69% 2.16%
2026/09/03 5.88% 3.65% 2.56% 5.25% 3.19% 2.39% 3.08% 2.99% 2.23% 2.26%
2026/09/04 5.94% 4.51% 2.69% 4.51% 3.15% 2.6% 3.14% 3.17% 2.86% 2%
2026/09/05 6.79% 4.86% 3.4% 4.81% 3.1% 1.98% 3.31% 3.35% 3.08% 2.07%
2026/09/06 6.36% 5.11% 4.48% 5.04% 3.1% 1.96% 3.6% 3.59% 3.53% 2.1%
2026/09/07 5.66% 3.88% 4.07% 6.2% 3.24% 2.24% 3.19% 3.39% 3.51% 2.23%
2026/09/08 5.11% 4.88% 3.79% 5.64% 2.95% 1.96% 3.14% 3.29% 3.07% 2.14%
2026/09/09 5.27% 4.54% 3.28% 5.29% 3.23% 2.24% 3.48% 3.02% 2.7% 2.2%
2026/09/10 5.75% 3.41% 3.39% 5.27% 3.27% 2.29% 3.52% 3.13% 2.37% 2.42%
2026/09/11 4.7% 4.63% 2.33% 4.29% 3.85% 2.46% 3.58% 3.2% 1.5% 2.64%
2026/09/12 5.13% 5.43% 2.31% 3.78% 3.33% 2.37% 3.59% 2.38% 1.25% 2.68%
2026/09/13 4.82% 4.85% 2.17% 3.13% 3.63% 2.47% 3.51% 1.46% 0.88% 3.22%
2026/09/14 4.46% 4.38% 2.06% 4.46% 3.53% 2.25% 3.53% 1.34% 1.12% 2.82%
2026/09/15 5.05% 4.59% 3.06% 4.12% 3.47% 2.35% 3.19% 1.58% 2% 2.54%
2026/09/16 5.11% 4.07% 4.05% 4.76% 3.21% 2.39% 2.99% 2.04% 2.91% 2.28%
2026/09/17 4.8% 4.54% 3.63% 5.19% 2.75% 2.09% 2.47% 1.87% 2.55% 2.23%
2026/09/18 4.94% 3.93% 3.34% 5.15% 2.95% 2.1% 2.68% 2.36% 2.82% 2.28%
2026/09/19 5.3% 3.87% 3.92% 4.85% 2.63% 2.12% 2.86% 2.4% 2.67% 2.08%
2026/09/20 4.97% 5.81% 3.84% 4.87% 2.91% 2.11% 2.69% 2.28% 2.61% 1.93%
2026/09/21 5.32% 4.56% 4.55% 5.18% 3.26% 1.95% 2.76% 2% 2.73% 2.12%
2026/09/22 5.68% 3.81% 4% 4.89% 2.89% 3.12% 2.84% 1.8% 2.79% 2.37%
2026/09/23 5.3% 3.15% 4.1% 4.61% 3.13% 2.61% 2.38% 2.03% 2.66% 2.24%
2026/09/24 5.42% 3.74% 4.72% 5.41% 2.57% 2.41% 2.37% 2.07% 2.97% 2.13%
2026/09/25 4.79% 3.63% 5.2% 5.04% 3.04% 2.57% 2.06% 2.09% 3.03% 2.32%
2026/09/26 4.76% 4.08% 5.4% 4.67% 2.95% 2.19% 2.3% 2.16% 3.07% 2.2%
2026/09/27 6.29% 3.8% 4.01% 5.49% 3.54% 2.29% 2.54% 1.97% 2.84% 2.28%
2026/09/28 5.26% 3.12% 4.64% 5.51% 3.38% 2.56% 2.53% 2.49% 2.9% 2.23%
2026/09/29 5.09% 5.76% 4.04% 5.08% 3.23% 2.88% 2.77% 2.47% 2.33% 2.23%
2026/09/30 5.42% 5.26% 5.17% 5.14% 3.11% 2.86% 2.63% 2.56% 2.5% 1.87%
  • booking.com
  • heathrow.com
  • trip.com
  • skyscanner.net
  • thetrainline.com
  • jet2.com
  • manchesterairport.co.uk
  • poferries.com
  • directferries.co.uk
  • dfds.com

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In September 2026, booking.com led with fluctuating spend, peaking mid-month. Heathrow.com saw a mid-month dip, while trip.com steadily rose. Skyscanner.net maintained consistency, and thetrainline.com showed minor fluctuations. The month concluded with booking.com leading.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Travel Transportation

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/09/01 810
2026/09/02 824
2026/09/03 816
2026/09/04 846
2026/09/05 852
2026/09/06 865
2026/09/07 869
2026/09/08 877
2026/09/09 871
2026/09/10 856
2026/09/11 821
2026/09/12 810
2026/09/13 792
2026/09/14 768
2026/09/15 799
2026/09/16 841
2026/09/17 866
2026/09/18 855
2026/09/19 840
2026/09/20 855
2026/09/21 863
2026/09/22 879
2026/09/23 866
2026/09/24 844
2026/09/25 852
2026/09/26 845
2026/09/27 859
2026/09/28 816
2026/09/29 815
2026/09/30 826

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September saw a dynamic shift in advertisers, starting at 810 and peaking at 879 mid-month. The month concluded with a slight rise to 826.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Travel Transportation

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
virginatlantic.com 0.91%
trip.com 0.87%
skyscanner.net 0.67%
opodo.co.uk 0.6%
flixbus.co.uk 0.47%
avantiwestcoast.co.uk -0.48%
lner.co.uk -0.48%
eurostar.com -0.88%
southeasternrailway.co.uk -0.92%
manchesterairport.co.uk -0.93%

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Virgin Atlantic and Trip.com soared in click share, while Manchester Airport and Southeastern Railway faced declines.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Travel Transportation Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date trip.com thetrainline.com booking.com skyscanner.net nationalexpress.com britishairways.com flixbus.co.uk getyourguide.com lner.co.uk southeasternrailway.co.uk
2026/09/01 3.8% 4.59% 3.78% 3.94% 3.11% 6.64% 1.39% 6.49% 2.47% 2.89%
2026/09/02 4.56% 4.38% 3.95% 4.39% 3.62% 5.37% 1.88% 5.9% 2.57% 3.38%
2026/09/03 4.33% 4.69% 4.89% 4.32% 3.3% 5.18% 2.58% 3.68% 2.88% 3.33%
2026/09/04 4.62% 4.84% 5.02% 4.05% 3.05% 4.76% 2.45% 2.18% 2.81% 3.36%
2026/09/05 6.3% 4.72% 5.94% 4.49% 2.65% 3.65% 2.55% 3.72% 2.78% 2.9%
2026/09/06 7.17% 4.48% 4.91% 4.5% 2.68% 3.12% 3.14% 5.1% 2.49% 2.85%
2026/09/07 6.77% 5.19% 4.58% 5.51% 2.7% 2.95% 2.72% 4.34% 2.27% 1.31%
2026/09/08 6.41% 4.65% 3.98% 5.07% 3.26% 3.3% 3.04% 2.84% 3.27% 2.36%
2026/09/09 5.27% 4.87% 4.13% 4.55% 3.09% 3.6% 1.96% 2.42% 2.82% 3.03%
2026/09/10 5.44% 4.84% 4.87% 4.52% 2.85% 3.52% 2.23% 2.81% 2.93% 3.19%
2026/09/11 3.71% 5.47% 3.79% 3.81% 3.02% 4.12% 1.52% 1.6% 4.9% 4.05%
2026/09/12 3.75% 4.93% 4.18% 3.12% 3.61% 3.58% 1.39% 2.59% 3.91% 6.61%
2026/09/13 3.17% 5.17% 3.56% 2.54% 3.3% 3.85% 1.08% 2.52% 4.11% 7.39%
2026/09/14 3.08% 5.25% 3.48% 3.59% 3.01% 4.48% 0.86% 1.83% 3.48% 7.55%
2026/09/15 5.33% 5.02% 3.83% 3.24% 2.51% 3.31% 2.62% 3.57% 2.96% 5.03%
2026/09/16 7.13% 4.57% 4.08% 4.08% 2.76% 2.8% 3.21% 3.42% 2.44% 2.44%
2026/09/17 5.4% 4% 3.85% 4.32% 2.54% 2.73% 2.98% 4.03% 2.48% 3.51%
2026/09/18 5.7% 4.3% 4.09% 4.49% 2.59% 3.3% 3.37% 2.05% 2.52% 3.2%
2026/09/19 6.67% 3.84% 4.39% 4.1% 2.61% 3.03% 3.36% 3.64% 2.16% 3%
2026/09/20 6.75% 4.2% 4.73% 4.16% 2.85% 2.67% 3.64% 3.84% 2.14% 2.92%
2026/09/21 7.09% 4.57% 4.45% 4.23% 2.38% 3.23% 4.07% 3.96% 2.04% 2.25%
2026/09/22 7.13% 4.2% 5.04% 4.27% 2.83% 3.45% 4.54% 2.9% 1.99% 1.63%
2026/09/23 6.76% 4.36% 4.53% 3.76% 3.19% 3.62% 4.58% 3.73% 2.07% 2.02%
2026/09/24 8.02% 3.9% 4.31% 4.67% 2.56% 3.02% 4.09% 4.07% 2.13% 1.64%
2026/09/25 7.94% 4.72% 3.86% 4.44% 2.96% 4.01% 4.02% 3.14% 2.25% 1.42%
2026/09/26 8.33% 4.6% 4.16% 3.97% 2.74% 4.23% 3.38% 3.54% 2.23% 2%
2026/09/27 6.53% 5.27% 4.38% 4.7% 2.39% 3.9% 4.3% 3.42% 2.13% 1.34%
2026/09/28 7.15% 5.3% 4.4% 5.05% 3.16% 4.36% 3.99% 3.18% 2.24% 0.92%
2026/09/29 6.71% 4.98% 4.58% 4.7% 4.25% 4.31% 2.98% 3.18% 2.49% 1.87%
2026/09/30 9.29% 4.91% 4.62% 4.58% 3.33% 3.25% 2.79% 2.43% 2.21% 2.15%
  • trip.com
  • thetrainline.com
  • booking.com
  • skyscanner.net
  • nationalexpress.com
  • britishairways.com
  • flixbus.co.uk
  • getyourguide.com
  • lner.co.uk
  • southeasternrailway.co.uk

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In September 2026, Trip.com surged, peaking at 9.29% on the 30th. TheTrainline.com remained steady, while Booking.com and Skyscanner.net showed moderate fluctuations. BritishAirways.com and Flixbus.co.uk experienced declines. SoutheasternRailway.co.uk peaked mid-month, then dropped.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Travel Transportation

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Travel Transportation - Last month
  1. 1
    British Airways https://www.britishairways.com

    The BA Sale is now on — Start planning your next trip with flights and holidays on sale. Book now. Ends 29/09. Escape the...

  2. 2
    London Liverpool Street Train Station Live Departures & Arrivals https://www.greateranglia.co.uk

    Hop on the train for the easiest journey. Save time and money - book eTickets in advance. Save money and dodge the booking fees when you buy train tickets direct from us. Delay repay. Buy direct.

  3. 3
    Great Western Railway https://www.gwr.com

    Trains To Paddington With GWR — Travel To London With GWR And Enjoy Fast, Direct Journeys To The Heart Of The Capital. Our Trains Are Faster, Greener And More Relaxing Than Driving. Switch To GWR. Allow Extra Time.

  4. 4
    London Waterloo East Train Station - Check Live Station Info https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

    Visit our London Waterloo East station information page for ticket office openings, accessibility & station facilities, car parking and live timetable information. Find station facilities, accessibility...

  5. 5
    Liverpool Street Station Information | Stansted Express https://www.stanstedexpress.com

    The fastest route between Central London & Stansted Airport. Book now.

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British Airways entices with a sale, urging immediate bookings. Greater Anglia and GWR highlight cost-saving, direct train journeys. Southeastern Railway and Stansted Express focus on convenience and speed, emphasizing live updates and fast routes.

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