Traffic overview

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung City 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
39.4%
similar to 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
4.9 km
0.1 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
7.3%
0.1 pp lower than in 2024
Average speed on highways
83.2km/h
2.7 km/h faster than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
June 13, Friday
53%
Average congestion level
81%
Congestion level at 8am
3.7 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 8am
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
30 min 56 s
29 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
17.5km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Kaohsiung City 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
32 min 5 s
42.9%
Average congestion level
18.7 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
35 min 43 s
57.4%
Average congestion level
16.8 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

90 hours = 3 days, 18 hours

3 hours 50 min more than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Kaohsiung City
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
26 min
26 min
27 min
26 min
26 min
27 min
27 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
02:00am
26 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
26 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
04:00am
24 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
06:00am
23 min
23 min
24 min
23 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
29 min
30 min
30 min
29 min
29 min
25 min
25 min
08:00am
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
27 min
26 min
30 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
29 min
28 min
10:00am
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
32 min
31 min
29 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
33 min
33 min
31 min
12:00pm
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
32 min
33 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
32 min
31 min
02:00pm
31 min
31 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
31 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
33 min
33 min
31 min
04:00pm
33 min
33 min
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
32 min
35 min
35 min
36 min
36 min
37 min
36 min
33 min
06:00pm
35 min
35 min
35 min
35 min
37 min
35 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
33 min
33 min
31 min
08:00pm
30 min
31 min
31 min
31 min
32 min
32 min
30 min
30 min
30 min
30 min
30 min
31 min
31 min
29 min
10:00pm
27 min
27 min
28 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
27 min
26 min
26 min
27 min
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27 min
27 min
26 min
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Live traffic
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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.
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Last update
Local time1:31pm
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