diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd b/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
index 5c84bc982..74a330347 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ cdef extern from "cantera/thermo/SpeciesThermoFactory.h":
         (int, double, double, double, double*) except +
 
 cdef extern from "cantera/thermo/Species.h" namespace "Cantera":
+    cdef cppclass CxxTransportData "Cantera::TransportData"
+
     cdef cppclass CxxSpecies "Cantera::Species":
         CxxSpecies()
         CxxSpecies(string, Composition)
         shared_ptr[CxxSpeciesThermo] thermo
+        shared_ptr[CxxTransportData] transport
 
         string name
         Composition composition
@@ -379,6 +382,24 @@ cdef extern from "cantera/transport/DustyGasTransport.h" namespace "Cantera":
         void getMolarFluxes(double*, double*, double, double*) except +
 
 
+cdef extern from "cantera/transport/TransportData.h" namespace "Cantera":
+    cdef cppclass CxxTransportData "Cantera::TransportData":
+        CxxTransportData()
+
+    cdef cppclass CxxGasTransportData "Cantera::GasTransportData" (CxxTransportData):
+        CxxGasTransportData()
+        CxxGasTransportData(string, double, double, double, double, double, double)
+        void setCustomaryUnits(string, double, double, double, double, double, double)
+
+        string geometry
+        double diameter
+        double well_depth
+        double dipole
+        double polarizability
+        double rotational_relaxation
+        double acentric_factor
+
+
 cdef extern from "cantera/equil/MultiPhase.h" namespace "Cantera":
     cdef cppclass CxxMultiPhase "Cantera::MultiPhase":
         CxxMultiPhase()
@@ -777,6 +798,11 @@ cdef class SpeciesThermo:
     cdef CxxSpeciesThermo* spthermo
     cdef _assign(self, shared_ptr[CxxSpeciesThermo] other)
 
+cdef class GasTransportData:
+    cdef shared_ptr[CxxTransportData] _data
+    cdef CxxGasTransportData* data
+    cdef _assign(self, shared_ptr[CxxTransportData] other)
+
 cdef class _SolutionBase:
     cdef CxxThermoPhase* thermo
     cdef CxxKinetics* kinetics
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_transport.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_transport.py
index 090469737..17fb99db2 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_transport.py
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_transport.py
@@ -131,3 +131,29 @@ class TestDustyGas(utilities.CanteraTest):
 
         # Not sure why the following condition is not satisfied:
         # self.assertNear(sum(fluxes1) / sum(abs(fluxes1)), 0.0)
+
+
+class TestTransportData(utilities.CanteraTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.gas = ct.Solution('h2o2.xml')
+        cls.gas.X = 'H2O:0.6, H2:0.4'
+
+    def test_read(self):
+        tr = self.gas.species('H2').transport
+        self.assertEqual(tr.geometry, 'linear')
+        self.assertNear(tr.diameter, 2.92e-10)
+        self.assertNear(tr.well_depth, 38.0 * ct.boltzmann)
+        self.assertNear(tr.polarizability, 0.79e-30)
+        self.assertNear(tr.rotational_relaxation, 280)
+
+    def test_set_customary_units(self):
+        tr1 = ct.GasTransportData()
+        tr1.set_customary_units('nonlinear', 2.60, 572.40, 1.84, 0.0, 4.00)
+        tr2 = self.gas.species('H2O').transport
+        self.assertEqual(tr1.geometry, tr2.geometry)
+        self.assertNear(tr1.diameter, tr2.diameter)
+        self.assertNear(tr1.well_depth, tr2.well_depth)
+        self.assertNear(tr1.dipole, tr2.dipole)
+        self.assertNear(tr1.polarizability, tr2.polarizability)
+        self.assertNear(tr1.rotational_relaxation, tr2.rotational_relaxation)
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx b/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx
index 7987985a2..82bd4d334 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ cdef class Species:
         def __set__(self, SpeciesThermo spthermo):
             self.species.thermo = spthermo._spthermo
 
+    property transport:
+        def __get__(self):
+            data = GasTransportData(init=False)
+            data._assign(self.species.transport)
+            return data
+
 
 cdef class ThermoPhase(_SolutionBase):
     """
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx b/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
index a6ef5fea1..eb7509f94 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
@@ -16,6 +16,69 @@ cdef np.ndarray get_transport_2d(Transport tran, transportMethod2d method):
     return data
 
 
+cdef class GasTransportData:
+    def __cinit__(self, geometry='', diameter=-1, well_depth=-1,
+                  dipole=0.0, polarizability=0.0, rotational_relaxation=0.0,
+                  acentric_factor=0.0, *, init=True):
+        if init:
+            self._data.reset(new CxxGasTransportData(stringify(geometry),
+                diameter, well_depth, dipole, polarizability,
+                rotational_relaxation, acentric_factor))
+            self.data = <CxxGasTransportData*?>self._data.get()
+
+    cdef _assign(self, shared_ptr[CxxTransportData] other):
+        self._data = other
+        self.data = <CxxGasTransportData*?>self._data.get()
+
+    def set_customary_units(self, geometry, diameter, well_depth, dipole=0.0,
+                            polarizability=0.0, rotational_relaxation=0.0,
+                            acentric_factor=0.0):
+        self.data.setCustomaryUnits(stringify(geometry), diameter, well_depth,
+            dipole, polarizability, rotational_relaxation, acentric_factor)
+
+    property geometry:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return pystr(self.data.geometry)
+        def __set__(self, geometry):
+            self.data.geometry = stringify(geometry)
+
+    property diameter:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.data.diameter
+        def __set__(self, diameter):
+            self.data.diameter = diameter
+
+    property well_depth:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.data.well_depth
+        def __set__(self, well_depth):
+            self.data.well_depth = well_depth
+
+    property dipole:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.data.dipole
+        def __set__(self, dipole):
+            self.data.dipole = dipole
+
+    property polarizability:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.data.polarizability
+        def __set__(self, polarizability):
+            self.data.polarizability = polarizability
+
+    property rotational_relaxation:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.data.rotational_relaxation
+        def __set__(self, rotational_relaxation):
+            self.data.rotational_relaxation = rotational_relaxation
+
+    property acentric_factor:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.data.acentric_factor
+        def __set__(self, acentric_factor):
+            self.data.acentric_factor = acentric_factor
+
+
 cdef class Transport(_SolutionBase):
     """
     This class is used to compute transport properties for a phase of matter.