Chiang Mai traffic

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Chiang Mai2024 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
116
Average travel time per 10 km
23
min
31
s
30 s more than in 2023
Average speed
25.5km/h
0.6 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 4, Friday
28 min 49 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
72%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
78
Average congestion level
37%
4%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Chiang Mai depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
6%
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35%
Opacity
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How busy was Chiang Mai 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 43 sec
25.3 km/h
Average speed
43%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
29 min
20.7 km/h
Average speed
70%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
72 hours = 3 days
6 h 24 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Chiang Mai

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
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Sun
18 min 37 s19 min
17 min 57 s18 min
17 min 34 s18 min
17 min 9 s17 min
16 min 40 s17 min
16 min 27 s16 min
16 min 46 s17 min
17 min 57 s18 min
19 min 12 s19 min
20 min 20 s20 min
21 min 26 s21 min
22 min 29 s22 min
24 min 11 s24 min
24 min 6 s24 min
23 min 29 s23 min
23 min 14 s23 min
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23 min 20 s23 min
23 min 15 s23 min
22 min 32 s23 min
21 min 18 s21 min
19 min 56 s20 min
19 min 3 s19 min
Mon
18 min 20 s18 min
17 min 44 s18 min
17 min 11 s17 min
17 min 17 min
16 min 29 s16 min
16 min 16 s16 min
18 min 18 s18 min
23 min 22 s23 min
21 min 59 s22 min
22 min 5 s22 min
22 min 55 s23 min
23 min 58 s24 min
24 min 24 s24 min
24 min 10 s24 min
24 min 18 s24 min
24 min 48 s25 min
26 min 24 s26 min
27 min 46 s28 min
25 min 3 s25 min
23 min 6 s23 min
22 min 22 min
20 min 51 s21 min
19 min 26 s19 min
18 min 33 s19 min
Tue
17 min 55 s18 min
17 min 36 s18 min
17 min 13 s17 min
17 min 4 s17 min
16 min 38 s17 min
16 min 23 s16 min
18 min 36 s19 min
23 min 50 s24 min
22 min 12 s22 min
22 min 6 s22 min
22 min 44 s23 min
23 min 36 s24 min
24 min 5 s24 min
23 min 45 s24 min
23 min 41 s24 min
24 min 25 s24 min
26 min 53 s27 min
29 min 7 s29 min
25 min 47 s26 min
23 min 19 s23 min
22 min 8 s22 min
20 min 56 s21 min
19 min 29 s19 min
18 min 36 s19 min
Wed
18 min 2 s18 min
17 min 38 s18 min
17 min 12 s17 min
17 min 3 s17 min
16 min 38 s17 min
16 min 28 s16 min
18 min 30 s19 min
23 min 39 s24 min
21 min 57 s22 min
21 min 37 s22 min
22 min 23 s22 min
23 min 16 s23 min
23 min 52 s24 min
23 min 42 s24 min
23 min 36 s24 min
24 min 14 s24 min
26 min 57 s27 min
28 min 50 s29 min
25 min 41 s26 min
23 min 17 s23 min
22 min 13 s22 min
20 min 59 s21 min
19 min 31 s20 min
18 min 35 s19 min
Thu
17 min 57 s18 min
17 min 39 s18 min
17 min 18 s17 min
17 min 10 s17 min
16 min 44 s17 min
16 min 31 s17 min
18 min 40 s19 min
23 min 45 s24 min
21 min 53 s22 min
21 min 49 s22 min
22 min 30 s23 min
23 min 31 s24 min
24 min 3 s24 min
23 min 44 s24 min
23 min 52 s24 min
24 min 35 s25 min
27 min 7 s27 min
28 min 48 s29 min
25 min 51 s26 min
23 min 28 s23 min
22 min 30 s23 min
21 min 17 s21 min
19 min 47 s20 min
18 min 45 s19 min
Fri
18 min 2 s18 min
17 min 38 s18 min
17 min 20 s17 min
17 min 3 s17 min
16 min 44 s17 min
16 min 33 s17 min
18 min 44 s19 min
23 min 53 s24 min
22 min 20 s22 min
22 min 24 s22 min
23 min 2 s23 min
24 min 8 s24 min
24 min 49 s25 min
24 min 51 s25 min
25 min 8 s25 min
26 min 3 s26 min
28 min 32 s29 min
30 min 20 s30 min
27 min 36 s28 min
24 min 52 s25 min
23 min 39 s24 min
22 min 25 s22 min
20 min 37 s21 min
19 min 12 s19 min
Sat
18 min 27 s18 min
17 min 54 s18 min
17 min 26 s17 min
17 min 4 s17 min
16 min 43 s17 min
16 min 31 s17 min
16 min 56 s17 min
18 min 15 s18 min
20 min 8 s20 min
21 min 46 s22 min
23 min 31 s24 min
25 min 4 s25 min
26 min 35 s27 min
26 min 15 s26 min
26 min 1 s26 min
25 min 53 s26 min
25 min 31 s26 min
25 min 29 s25 min
24 min 40 s25 min
24 min 8 s24 min
23 min 36 s24 min
22 min 35 s23 min
20 min 52 s21 min
19 min 29 s19 min
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