Brighton and Hove traffic

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Brighton and Hove2024 traffic
Congestion levels, travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning more than 737 billion km anonymously collected during the year from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) and central city area (“city center”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.


Work rank 2024
Travel time
223
Average travel time per 10 km
19
min
43
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
30.4km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 27, Sunday
23 min 11 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
49%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
102
Average congestion level
35%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Brighton and Hove depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
8%
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45%
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11 PM

How busy was Brighton and Hove during rush hour?

Let's take a closer look at rush hour. How much extra time was spent idling in traffic? What was the average speed?
One way commute
km


Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
23 min 50 sec
25.2 km/h
Average speed
70%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
22 min 10 sec
27.1 km/h
Average speed
54%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
67 hours = 2 days, 19 hours
1 h 30 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Brighton and Hove

What did traffic look like over a week in Brighton and Hove?
One way commute
km


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
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05:00 AM
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Sun
17 min 42 s18 min
17 min 9 s17 min
16 min 56 s17 min
16 min 16 s16 min
15 min 36 s16 min
14 min 36 s15 min
13 min 42 s14 min
14 min 7 s14 min
14 min 32 s15 min
15 min 29 s15 min
17 min 18 s17 min
18 min 53 s19 min
19 min 53 s20 min
19 min 55 s20 min
19 min 7 s19 min
18 min 32 s19 min
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18 min 24 s18 min
17 min 59 s18 min
17 min 51 s18 min
17 min 54 s18 min
17 min 53 s18 min
17 min 56 s18 min
17 min 38 s18 min
Mon
17 min 13 s17 min
16 min 46 s17 min
16 min 26 s16 min
15 min 29 s15 min
14 min 27 s14 min
12 min 37 s13 min
12 min 43 s13 min
17 min 7 s17 min
23 min 27 s23 min
19 min 43 s20 min
19 min 19 min
19 min 33 s20 min
20 min 2 s20 min
19 min 46 s20 min
19 min 40 s20 min
20 min 56 s21 min
20 min 42 s21 min
21 min 9 s21 min
19 min 45 s20 min
18 min 56 s19 min
18 min 28 s18 min
18 min 15 s18 min
17 min 54 s18 min
17 min 48 s18 min
Tue
17 min 21 s17 min
16 min 55 s17 min
16 min 31 s17 min
15 min 22 s15 min
14 min 36 s15 min
12 min 34 s13 min
12 min 47 s13 min
17 min 55 s18 min
24 min 48 s25 min
20 min 42 s21 min
19 min 40 s20 min
20 min 2 s20 min
20 min 20 s20 min
20 min 4 s20 min
19 min 54 s20 min
21 min 11 s21 min
21 min 25 s21 min
22 min 25 s22 min
20 min 37 s21 min
19 min 21 s19 min
18 min 49 s19 min
18 min 29 s18 min
18 min 4 s18 min
17 min 49 s18 min
Wed
17 min 30 s18 min
16 min 55 s17 min
16 min 30 s17 min
15 min 26 s15 min
14 min 21 s14 min
12 min 36 s13 min
12 min 40 s13 min
17 min 31 s18 min
24 min 32 s25 min
20 min 41 s21 min
19 min 44 s20 min
20 min 5 s20 min
20 min 27 s20 min
20 min 5 s20 min
19 min 56 s20 min
21 min 23 s21 min
21 min 33 s22 min
22 min 31 s23 min
20 min 53 s21 min
19 min 35 s20 min
19 min 19 min
18 min 39 s19 min
18 min 7 s18 min
18 min 7 s18 min
Thu
17 min 28 s17 min
17 min 17 min
16 min 44 s17 min
15 min 44 s16 min
14 min 30 s15 min
12 min 44 s13 min
12 min 42 s13 min
17 min 23 s17 min
23 min 56 s24 min
20 min 15 s20 min
19 min 38 s20 min
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20 min 38 s21 min
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20 min 10 s20 min
21 min 43 s22 min
21 min 37 s22 min
22 min 32 s23 min
20 min 57 s21 min
19 min 48 s20 min
19 min 4 s19 min
18 min 40 s19 min
18 min 18 s18 min
18 min 4 s18 min
Fri
17 min 37 s18 min
17 min 5 s17 min
16 min 49 s17 min
15 min 43 s16 min
14 min 43 s15 min
13 min 7 s13 min
12 min 49 s13 min
16 min 24 s16 min
22 min 16 s22 min
19 min 56 s20 min
19 min 53 s20 min
20 min 38 s21 min
21 min 23 s21 min
20 min 58 s21 min
21 min 9 s21 min
22 min 51 s23 min
22 min 29 s22 min
22 min 7 s22 min
21 min 3 s21 min
20 min 25 s20 min
19 min 43 s20 min
19 min 20 s19 min
19 min 19 min
18 min 41 s19 min
Sat
18 min 8 s18 min
17 min 31 s18 min
17 min 11 s17 min
16 min 33 s17 min
15 min 38 s16 min
14 min 25 s14 min
13 min 34 s14 min
14 min 9 s14 min
15 min 38 s16 min
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19 min 47 s20 min
19 min 43 s20 min
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19 min 47 s20 min
19 min 48 s20 min
19 min 24 s19 min
19 min 3 s19 min
18 min 46 s19 min
18 min 14 s18 min
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