Travel　by　the　elderly　is　generally　characterized　by　relatively　short　distances　and　low　frequencies.　However,　with　social　development,　the　travel　patterns　of　the　elderly　are　lacking　in　sustainability.　In　some　European　countries,　the　elderly　are　increasingly　dependent　on　cars　while　traveling.　In　addition,　the　influencing　factors　of　the　elderly＇s　travel　behavior　are　also　changing.　At　present,　most　foreign　and　domestic　studies　focus　on　the　impact　of　individual　and　household　socioeconomic　attributes,　travel　attributes,　and　policy　factors　on　the　travel　frequency,　travel　mode　choice,　and　travel　demand　of　the　elderly,　but　they　lack　an　analysis　of　the　regional　differences　of　the　elderly＇s　travel　behavior　characteristics　and　related　countermeasures.　The　studies　excessively　focus　on　the　influencing　factors　but　overlook　the　difference　between　the　elderly＇s　travel　characteristics　and　young　people＇s　travel　characteristics,　as　well　as　the　interactions　at　the　household　level.　Based　on　data　from　the　Fifth　Travel　Survey　of　Residents　in　Beijing　2014,　this　paper　uses　variance　analysis,　Spearman＇s　correlation　analysis,　and　descriptive　and　comparative　analysis　to　study　the　difference　in　travel　frequency　over　24　hours　between　the　elderly　and　middle-aged/young　people　in　Beijing,　the　impact　of　household,　individual,　and　travel　attributes　on　the　travel　frequency　difference,　and　the　regional　difference　in　the　elderly＇s　travel　behavior　characteristics.　The　results　show　that　there　is　a　significant　difference　in　travel　frequency　between　the　elderly　group　and　the　middle-aged/young　group　in　Beijing;　the　main　reason　is　the　individual　difference　between　travelers.　Travelers＇　attributes　all　exert　an　influence　on　the　travel　frequency　of　both　groups,　but　the　degree　and　direction　of　the　influence　are　different.　At　the　household　level,　middle-aged/young　people　with　a　higher　household　income　travel　less　frequently,　whereas　the　case　is　completely　the　opposite　for　the　elderly.　In　terms　of　personal　attributes,　gender　has　a　significant　negative　effect　on　the　elderly＇s　travel　frequency;　that　is,　women　travel　less　than　men,　whereas　there　is　no　difference　between　men　and　women　in　middle-aged/young　people.　Regarding　travel　attributes,　travel　distance　and　travel　duration　have　a　significant　negative　effect　on　the　two　groups＇　travel　frequencies.　The　elderly　in　some　European　countries　are　more　dependent　on　cars,　whereas　a　large　proportion　of　elderly　people　in　Beijing　walk　on　foot,　but　the　degree　of　dependence　on　cars　of　the　＂new　generation＂　of　the　elderly　in　Beijing　will　increase　rapidly,　which　will　bring　the　lack　of　sustainability　of　travel　patterns,　further　bringing　new　challenges　to　policymakers　and　transport　planning　departments.