Traffic overview

Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide traffic in 2025

Congestion levels, travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning more than 3.65 trillion km. Across the year, it was anonymously collected from drivers within the larger metropolitan area ("metro") and central city area ("city") throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.
Average congestion level
55.1%
4.2 pp higher than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
6.4 km
0.1 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
0.5%
similar to 2024
Average speed on highways
54.8km/h
1.1 km/h slower than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
November 28, Friday
82%
Average congestion level
140%
Congestion level at 3pm
3.9 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 3pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
23 min 32 s
22 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
20.1km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Adelaide get during rush hour?

Let's take a look at the details, such as average speed and the extra time spent idling in traffic.
Distance
1
10
50
km
Morning
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
29 min 8 s
87.9%
Average congestion level
20.6 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
30 min 37 s
97.7%
Average congestion level
19.6 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

109 hours = 4 days, 13 hours

6 hours 23 min more than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Adelaide
What was it like to travel at different times throughout the week?
Distance
1
10
50
km
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
12:00am
17 min
17 min
18 min
17 min
17 min
19 min
19 min
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18 min
19 min
02:00am
17 min
16 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
18 min
18 min
15 min
15 min
16 min
15 min
16 min
17 min
18 min
04:00am
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
16 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
16 min
16 min
06:00am
20 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
20 min
17 min
16 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
27 min
18 min
17 min
08:00am
28 min
31 min
30 min
29 min
27 min
20 min
19 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
22 min
20 min
10:00am
22 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
24 min
23 min
21 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
25 min
24 min
22 min
12:00pm
23 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
25 min
24 min
22 min
23 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
25 min
23 min
21 min
02:00pm
24 min
25 min
26 min
26 min
27 min
22 min
21 min
26 min
28 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
22 min
21 min
04:00pm
29 min
31 min
32 min
32 min
29 min
22 min
21 min
25 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
27 min
22 min
21 min
06:00pm
20 min
21 min
21 min
22 min
24 min
22 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
22 min
21 min
19 min
08:00pm
19 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
22 min
21 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
20 min
21 min
21 min
19 min
10:00pm
18 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
20 min
21 min
18 min
17 min
17 min
18 min
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19 min
20 min
17 min
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Adelaide, Australia
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