Traffic overview

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester 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
48.1%
1.6 pp higher than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
5.2 km
0.1 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
9%
similar to 2024
Average speed on highways
41.8km/h
1.1 km/h slower than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
November 5, Wednesday
80%
Average congestion level
163%
Congestion level at 5pm
2.8 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 5pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
28 min 51 s
25 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
16.7km/h
1 km/h slower than in 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Manchester 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 47 s
70.8%
Average congestion level
18.3 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
38 min 43 s
95.5%
Average congestion level
15.5 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

126 hours = 5 days, 6 hours

7 hours 40 min more than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Manchester
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
22 min
22 min
23 min
22 min
22 min
25 min
26 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
24 min
25 min
02:00am
22 min
21 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
24 min
25 min
21 min
20 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
22 min
23 min
04:00am
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
20 min
21 min
22 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
20 min
21 min
06:00am
21 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
20 min
20 min
27 min
29 min
29 min
28 min
25 min
20 min
20 min
08:00am
32 min
35 min
35 min
34 min
29 min
22 min
21 min
29 min
32 min
31 min
31 min
27 min
23 min
22 min
10:00am
27 min
28 min
28 min
28 min
27 min
25 min
24 min
27 min
27 min
27 min
28 min
27 min
27 min
26 min
12:00pm
28 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
30 min
28 min
28 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
29 min
31 min
29 min
02:00pm
29 min
29 min
30 min
30 min
32 min
33 min
30 min
31 min
33 min
34 min
34 min
34 min
33 min
30 min
04:00pm
35 min
40 min
40 min
40 min
36 min
33 min
29 min
35 min
41 min
41 min
40 min
36 min
35 min
28 min
06:00pm
30 min
35 min
35 min
35 min
34 min
35 min
28 min
27 min
29 min
29 min
30 min
33 min
33 min
27 min
08:00pm
25 min
25 min
26 min
26 min
29 min
31 min
25 min
24 min
24 min
25 min
25 min
27 min
28 min
24 min
10:00pm
24 min
25 min
25 min
25 min
28 min
29 min
24 min
23 min
24 min
25 min
24 min
28 min
29 min
24 min
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Live traffic
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Local time2:26am
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