Bristol traffic

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Bristol2024 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
133
Average travel time per 10 km
22
min
49
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
26.3km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 28, Thursday
26 min 31 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
55%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
118
Average congestion level
34%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Bristol depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
12%
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Opacity
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How busy was Bristol 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
28 min 22 sec
21.2 km/h
Average speed
69%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
28 min 11 sec
21.3 km/h
Average speed
66%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
87 hours = 3 days, 15 hours
5 h 21 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Bristol

What did traffic look like over a week in Bristol?
One way commute
km


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
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01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
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Sun
18 min 51 s19 min
18 min 28 s18 min
18 min 1 s18 min
17 min 18 s17 min
16 min 58 s17 min
16 min 23 s16 min
16 min 3 s16 min
16 min 11 s16 min
17 min 2 s17 min
18 min 13 s18 min
19 min 49 s20 min
20 min 57 s21 min
22 min 18 s22 min
22 min 21 s22 min
21 min 59 s22 min
21 min 43 s22 min
21 min 30 s22 min
21 min 3 s21 min
20 min 32 s21 min
20 min 18 s20 min
19 min 55 s20 min
19 min 30 s20 min
19 min 8 s19 min
18 min 20 s18 min
Mon
17 min 38 s18 min
17 min 44 s18 min
17 min 8 s17 min
15 min 52 s16 min
15 min 4 s15 min
14 min 54 s15 min
16 min 19 s16 min
21 min 56 s22 min
27 min 18 s27 min
22 min 53 s23 min
21 min 26 s21 min
21 min 56 s22 min
22 min 28 s22 min
22 min 23 s22 min
22 min 27 s22 min
24 min 19 s24 min
26 min 16 s26 min
26 min 18 s26 min
23 min 23 min
21 min 30 s22 min
20 min 28 s20 min
19 min 50 s20 min
18 min 58 s19 min
18 min 4 s18 min
Tue
17 min 35 s18 min
17 min 27 s17 min
16 min 59 s17 min
15 min 32 s16 min
14 min 56 s15 min
15 min 2 s15 min
16 min 36 s17 min
23 min 27 s23 min
30 min 17 s30 min
25 min 24 s25 min
22 min 20 s22 min
22 min 41 s23 min
23 min 23 min
22 min 55 s23 min
22 min 52 s23 min
24 min 41 s25 min
27 min 40 s28 min
29 min 1 s29 min
25 min 2 s25 min
22 min 30 s23 min
20 min 55 s21 min
20 min 20 s20 min
19 min 43 s20 min
18 min 28 s18 min
Wed
17 min 56 s18 min
17 min 38 s18 min
16 min 58 s17 min
15 min 42 s16 min
15 min 1 s15 min
15 min 2 s15 min
16 min 32 s17 min
23 min 5 s23 min
29 min 53 s30 min
25 min 25 s25 min
22 min 23 s22 min
22 min 37 s23 min
23 min 9 s23 min
23 min 3 s23 min
23 min 1 s23 min
24 min 47 s25 min
27 min 56 s28 min
29 min 31 s30 min
25 min 25 s25 min
22 min 37 s23 min
21 min 5 s21 min
20 min 19 s20 min
19 min 42 s20 min
18 min 40 s19 min
Thu
18 min 9 s18 min
17 min 47 s18 min
16 min 58 s17 min
15 min 56 s16 min
15 min 20 s15 min
15 min 6 s15 min
16 min 36 s17 min
22 min 46 s23 min
29 min 26 s29 min
25 min 20 s25 min
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 51 s23 min
23 min 27 s23 min
23 min 12 s23 min
23 min 18 s23 min
25 min 27 s25 min
28 min 13 s28 min
29 min 29 min
25 min 12 s25 min
22 min 53 s23 min
21 min 18 s21 min
20 min 30 s21 min
19 min 48 s20 min
18 min 43 s19 min
Fri
18 min 5 s18 min
17 min 46 s18 min
17 min 13 s17 min
16 min 3 s16 min
15 min 21 s15 min
15 min 12 s15 min
16 min 35 s17 min
20 min 31 s21 min
24 min 28 s24 min
22 min 41 s23 min
22 min 38 s23 min
23 min 13 s23 min
24 min 6 s24 min
24 min 28 s24 min
25 min 28 s25 min
27 min 55 s28 min
28 min 33 s29 min
27 min 3 s27 min
24 min 36 s25 min
23 min 8 s23 min
21 min 45 s22 min
21 min 8 s21 min
20 min 55 s21 min
19 min 53 s20 min
Sat
19 min 7 s19 min
18 min 47 s19 min
18 min 14 s18 min
17 min 14 s17 min
16 min 41 s17 min
16 min 20 s16 min
16 min 22 s16 min
16 min 55 s17 min
18 min 15 s18 min
19 min 57 s20 min
21 min 45 s22 min
23 min 31 s24 min
25 min 7 s25 min
25 min 10 s25 min
24 min 51 s25 min
23 min 47 s24 min
23 min 23 s23 min
24 min 14 s24 min
22 min 35 s23 min
22 min 11 s22 min
21 min 24 s21 min
20 min 46 s21 min
20 min 38 s21 min
19 min 53 s20 min
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