Traffic overview

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh 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
57.9%
0.7 pp higher than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
4.7 km
similar to 2024
Highway trip ratio
0%
Average speed on highways
No highways
Worst day to travel in 2025
August 21, Thursday
78%
Average congestion level
121%
Congestion level at 5pm
3.4 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 5pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
32 min 5 s
similar to 2024
Average speed during rush hour
16.4km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Edinburgh 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
35 min 30 s
78.8%
Average congestion level
16.9 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
37 min 30 s
86.7%
Average congestion level
16 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

127 hours = 5 days, 7 hours

2 hours 33 min less than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Edinburgh
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
23 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
25 min
25 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
02:00am
23 min
22 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
23 min
22 min
04:00am
21 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
21 min
06:00am
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
22 min
22 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
28 min
24 min
23 min
08:00am
35 min
36 min
36 min
36 min
34 min
27 min
25 min
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
33 min
29 min
28 min
10:00am
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
33 min
31 min
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
35 min
35 min
32 min
12:00pm
34 min
34 min
34 min
35 min
36 min
36 min
34 min
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
36 min
36 min
34 min
02:00pm
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
36 min
36 min
34 min
35 min
36 min
36 min
36 min
37 min
35 min
33 min
04:00pm
36 min
37 min
37 min
38 min
36 min
35 min
33 min
36 min
38 min
38 min
39 min
37 min
35 min
33 min
06:00pm
33 min
34 min
35 min
35 min
35 min
33 min
31 min
30 min
31 min
32 min
32 min
33 min
32 min
30 min
08:00pm
29 min
29 min
29 min
30 min
30 min
30 min
29 min
28 min
28 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
28 min
10:00pm
26 min
27 min
27 min
27 min
29 min
29 min
26 min
25 min
25 min
26 min
26 min
27 min
27 min
25 min
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Live traffic
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Travel times and speeds are based on trip data anonymously collected from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.
Distance driven in 15 min
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Traffic jams
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Last update
Local time6:02am
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