Traffic overview

Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg 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
38%
1 pp higher than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
7.6 km
0.2 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
32.2%
0.5 pp lower than in 2024
Average speed on highways
65km/h
2.6 km/h slower than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
November 27, Thursday
57%
Average congestion level
110%
Congestion level at 5pm
4.6 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 5pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
19 min 44 s
34 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
26.1km/h
1 km/h slower than in 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Johannesburg 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
22 min 23 s
55%
Average congestion level
26.8 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
23 min 37 s
61.6%
Average congestion level
25.4 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

65 hours = 2 days, 17 hours

3 hours 50 min more than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Johannesburg
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
16 min
16 min
16 min
16 min
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17 min
02:00am
17 min
15 min
16 min
16 min
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16 min
14 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
16 min
17 min
04:00am
15 min
14 min
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14 min
14 min
15 min
16 min
14 min
14 min
14 min
14 min
14 min
15 min
15 min
06:00am
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
17 min
15 min
16 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
22 min
21 min
16 min
16 min
08:00am
22 min
23 min
22 min
21 min
20 min
17 min
17 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
19 min
18 min
18 min
10:00am
19 min
20 min
20 min
19 min
20 min
19 min
18 min
19 min
20 min
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20 min
20 min
20 min
19 min
12:00pm
20 min
20 min
20 min
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21 min
20 min
18 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
21 min
20 min
18 min
02:00pm
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
21 min
19 min
18 min
21 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
19 min
18 min
04:00pm
23 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
23 min
19 min
18 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
22 min
18 min
18 min
06:00pm
20 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
20 min
19 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
18 min
08:00pm
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
19 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
17 min
10:00pm
17 min
17 min
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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