Traffic overview

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico 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
75.9%
3.6 pp lower than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
4.4 km
0.1 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
21.2%
0.8 pp lower than in 2024
Average speed on highways
31.7km/h
1.2 km/h slower than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
May 28, Wednesday
117%
Average congestion level
167%
Congestion level at 3pm
2.6 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 3pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
34 min 29 s
58 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
13.5km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Mexico City get during rush hour?

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Distance
1
10
50
km
Morning
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
41 min 40 s
106.6%
Average congestion level
14.4 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
47 min 15 s
125.8%
Average congestion level
12.7 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

184 hours = 7 days, 16 hours

1 hour 16 min less than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Mexico 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
19 min
19 min
20 min
20 min
21 min
23 min
22 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
20 min
22 min
21 min
02:00am
18 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
21 min
20 min
16 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
18 min
20 min
20 min
04:00am
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
16 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
06:00am
26 min
28 min
27 min
27 min
25 min
18 min
18 min
37 min
40 min
39 min
38 min
34 min
21 min
19 min
08:00am
40 min
45 min
44 min
43 min
37 min
25 min
21 min
36 min
41 min
40 min
40 min
35 min
29 min
23 min
10:00am
32 min
36 min
36 min
36 min
34 min
32 min
25 min
32 min
35 min
36 min
36 min
36 min
34 min
27 min
12:00pm
33 min
36 min
37 min
37 min
38 min
37 min
29 min
34 min
38 min
39 min
39 min
40 min
40 min
31 min
02:00pm
36 min
40 min
42 min
42 min
46 min
42 min
32 min
37 min
41 min
42 min
43 min
49 min
41 min
31 min
04:00pm
36 min
40 min
41 min
42 min
48 min
38 min
30 min
38 min
42 min
45 min
44 min
47 min
35 min
29 min
06:00pm
42 min
47 min
49 min
49 min
48 min
34 min
30 min
39 min
45 min
46 min
47 min
46 min
34 min
29 min
08:00pm
31 min
36 min
38 min
39 min
39 min
31 min
27 min
26 min
29 min
30 min
32 min
33 min
27 min
25 min
10:00pm
23 min
24 min
25 min
27 min
28 min
26 min
22 min
20 min
21 min
22 min
23 min
26 min
24 min
20 min
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Mexico City, Mexico
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