TomTom Traffic Index

When cities move,
our world moves forward.

The way cities move reflects our changing world. With mobility data from more than 500 cities across six continents, the TomTom Traffic Index captures how people, goods and ideas flow globally. It provides cities with insights to become more livable, sustainable and efficient, transforming them into thriving urban environments that move with purpose and accelerate.

500Cities
62Countries
737 billionKM of trips
Europe’s slowest-moving city in 2024

London was the slowest city in Europe in 2024

Across 2024, England’s capital was found to be the slowest-moving city center in Europe, based on actual average travel times.

It takes the average driver, on the average day, just over 33 minutes to drive 10 km. That’s an average speed of 18 kmph (11.2 mph). Compared to when traffic is free flowing, it equates to a delay of about 8 minutes per trip
Time lost to traffic in rush hours
The story gets worse during rush hours. The average 10 km journey during the morning rush hour takes 39 and a half minutes. In the evening, it takes 40 minutes.

This all adds up. Based on these averages, drivers in London lose 46 minutes per day due to congested rush hour traffic.
The U.S.A.’s slowest-moving city in 2024

New York was the slowest city of 2024 in the U.S.

Across 2024, New York was found to have the slowest-moving traffic of any city in the United States. On average, it takes drivers just over 31 minutes to cover a typical 10 km trip. When traffic is free flowing it takes just 24 minutes.

Compared to the rest of the globe, the travel times drivers experience in the American metropolis see it rank 25th in the world.
Time lost to traffic in rush hour
During the morning rush hour, the same journey takes just over 35 and a half minutes. Head out in the evening, in the city that never sleeps, and it doesn’t get any better. In the evening rush hour, that 10 km journey takes nearly 39 minutes.
The worst day of traffic in the world

Sapporo, Japan experiences the worst day of traffic in 2024

While traffic in London and New York is consistently bad, we must head to Asia to see the single worst day of traffic. Sapporo, Japan witnessed the single worst day of traffic on January 17th, 2024, when travel times reached 47 and a half minutes for a 10 km trip.
What’s traffic normally like in Sapporo?
In some cities, 47 minutes to drive 10 km is what you’d expect in rush hour but imagine that all day and you’re getting close to what it was like in Sapporo on that January day.

When traffic is running smoothly, drivers can complete a 10 km trip in under 23 minutes in Hokkaido’s largest city. In average traffic, that journey would take about 30 and a half minutes. Sapporo ranks 29th globally, based on travel times.
10 slowest cities of 2024
We've ranked 500 cities based on congestion and drive times for a typical trip. Here's the top 10.
Rank by filterWorld rank CityAverage travel time per 10 km Change from 2023 Congestion level % Time lost per year at rush hours Congestion world rank

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