Budapest traffic

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Budapest2024 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
74
Average travel time per 10 km
26
min
33
s
1 min more than in 2023
Average speed
22.6km/h
0.9 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
September 17, Tuesday
35 min 45 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
86%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
13
Average congestion level
46%
5%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Budapest 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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How busy was Budapest 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
31 min 28 sec
19.1 km/h
Average speed
72%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
34 min 3 sec
17.6 km/h
Average speed
84%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
110 hours = 4 days, 14 hours
11 h 54 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Budapest

What did traffic look like over a week in Budapest?
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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Sun
20 min 20 s20 min
20 min 13 s20 min
20 min 7 s20 min
19 min 42 s20 min
19 min 5 s19 min
18 min 47 s19 min
18 min 5 s18 min
18 min 18 min
18 min 52 s19 min
20 min 29 s20 min
21 min 46 s22 min
22 min 29 s22 min
23 min 4 s23 min
22 min 56 s23 min
23 min 20 s23 min
23 min 22 s23 min
23 min 59 s24 min
24 min 34 s25 min
24 min 41 s25 min
22 min 50 s23 min
21 min 19 s21 min
20 min 36 s21 min
20 min 6 s20 min
19 min 30 s20 min
Mon
19 min 20 s19 min
19 min 25 s19 min
19 min 25 s19 min
18 min 42 s19 min
17 min 29 s17 min
17 min 31 s18 min
21 min 20 s21 min
29 min 1 s29 min
32 min 9 s32 min
29 min 30 s30 min
26 min 9 s26 min
25 min 31 s26 min
25 min 22 s25 min
25 min 7 s25 min
25 min 26 s25 min
28 min 12 s28 min
32 min 3 s32 min
31 min 35 s32 min
25 min 48 s26 min
22 min 7 s22 min
20 min 55 s21 min
20 min 17 s20 min
19 min 49 s20 min
19 min 25 s19 min
Tue
19 min 20 s19 min
19 min 34 s20 min
19 min 28 s19 min
18 min 45 s19 min
17 min 45 s18 min
17 min 20 s17 min
21 min 16 s21 min
29 min 29 min
32 min 53 s33 min
30 min 59 s31 min
27 min 44 s28 min
26 min 50 s27 min
26 min 58 s27 min
26 min 30 s27 min
27 min 27 min
30 min 12 s30 min
34 min 48 s35 min
34 min 48 s35 min
28 min 31 s29 min
23 min 17 s23 min
21 min 33 s22 min
20 min 43 s21 min
20 min 13 s20 min
20 min 21 s20 min
Wed
19 min 29 s19 min
19 min 41 s20 min
19 min 42 s20 min
19 min 8 s19 min
17 min 53 s18 min
17 min 27 s17 min
21 min 18 s21 min
28 min 55 s29 min
32 min 34 s33 min
30 min 43 s31 min
27 min 59 s28 min
27 min 19 s27 min
27 min 28 s27 min
27 min 2 s27 min
27 min 44 s28 min
30 min 52 s31 min
35 min 19 s35 min
35 min 6 s35 min
28 min 49 s29 min
23 min 9 s23 min
21 min 27 s21 min
20 min 45 s21 min
20 min 12 s20 min
19 min 40 s20 min
Thu
19 min 24 s19 min
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 35 s20 min
18 min 57 s19 min
17 min 49 s18 min
17 min 22 s17 min
21 min 1 s21 min
28 min 10 s28 min
31 min 27 s31 min
30 min 9 s30 min
28 min 14 s28 min
27 min 58 s28 min
28 min 18 s28 min
28 min 11 s28 min
28 min 49 s29 min
31 min 37 s32 min
36 min 1 s36 min
35 min 32 s36 min
29 min 26 s29 min
23 min 47 s24 min
21 min 54 s22 min
21 min 7 s21 min
20 min 33 s21 min
19 min 50 s20 min
Fri
19 min 41 s20 min
19 min 51 s20 min
19 min 47 s20 min
19 min 12 s19 min
18 min 13 s18 min
17 min 45 s18 min
20 min 34 s21 min
26 min 22 s26 min
27 min 59 s28 min
26 min 41 s27 min
26 min 36 s27 min
27 min 27 s27 min
28 min 34 s29 min
29 min 46 s30 min
32 min 24 s32 min
32 min 44 s33 min
31 min 56 s32 min
29 min 20 s29 min
26 min 54 s27 min
23 min 59 s24 min
22 min 26 s22 min
21 min 47 s22 min
21 min 21 s21 min
20 min 44 s21 min
Sat
20 min 22 s20 min
20 min 25 s20 min
20 min 15 s20 min
19 min 57 s20 min
19 min 5 s19 min
18 min 23 s18 min
17 min 59 s18 min
18 min 36 s19 min
20 min 27 s20 min
22 min 50 s23 min
24 min 32 s25 min
25 min 14 s25 min
25 min 58 s26 min
25 min 39 s26 min
25 min 26 s25 min
25 min 4 s25 min
25 min 2 s25 min
25 min 19 s25 min
25 min 52 s26 min
23 min 52 s24 min
22 min 34 s23 min
21 min 57 s22 min
21 min 30 s22 min
20 min 44 s21 min
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