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In a country with a population of over 135 crores, millions of people travel daily to various places. The working population travels to reach offices, students travel to reach schools and colleges, labourers travel to reach factories, and so on. India’s transport sector is large and diverse, it caters to the transport needs of 1.1 billion people. In 2012-2013, the sector contributed about 5.2 per cent to the nation’s GDP. From a macroeconomic perspective people, while travelling, people can either use their private vehicles like cars, motorcycles etc. or use the public modes of transportation like buses, metro, trains etc. Several factors like cost, convenience, safety, distance etc. are considered before choosing the apt mode. Transportation networks are considered to be the arteries of any economy and to improve the sector, the travelling preferences and habits of the people in this reference need to be analysed. 180 Degrees Consulting, Shri Ram College of Commerce, through a primary survey of more than 600 responses, attempted to get insights into the everyday travelling habits of the people and the impact of Covid-19 on their habits. The report “Unravelling the Travelling Habits” summarises the findings and provides a correlation between different factors of transportation to give interesting insights into this unique field.