Traffic overview

New York, NY, United States of America

New York, NY, 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
48.8%
similar to 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
4.8 km
0.1 km more than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
34.1%
0.8 pp higher than in 2024
Average speed on highways
44.1km/h
0.2 km/h faster than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
October 30, Thursday
78%
Average congestion level
147%
Congestion level at 3pm
2.5 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 3pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
31 min 35 s
20 s less than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
15.7km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did New York, NY, 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
36 min 22 s
68.3%
Average congestion level
16.5 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
39 min 44 s
79.3%
Average congestion level
15.1 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

125 hours = 5 days, 5 hours

2 hours 33 min less than in 2024.

Driving patterns in New York, NY
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
23 min
24 min
25 min
26 min
28 min
28 min
21 min
22 min
23 min
23 min
24 min
26 min
26 min
02:00am
21 min
21 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
25 min
24 min
20 min
20 min
21 min
21 min
21 min
23 min
23 min
04:00am
18 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
21 min
21 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
06:00am
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
23 min
20 min
19 min
29 min
30 min
29 min
29 min
28 min
21 min
20 min
08:00am
34 min
36 min
36 min
36 min
33 min
24 min
22 min
35 min
37 min
37 min
37 min
34 min
26 min
24 min
10:00am
34 min
37 min
37 min
37 min
34 min
28 min
26 min
34 min
37 min
37 min
38 min
35 min
30 min
28 min
12:00pm
34 min
37 min
37 min
38 min
36 min
32 min
30 min
34 min
36 min
37 min
37 min
36 min
34 min
31 min
02:00pm
35 min
37 min
38 min
38 min
38 min
34 min
32 min
36 min
39 min
39 min
40 min
40 min
35 min
33 min
04:00pm
37 min
39 min
40 min
42 min
41 min
35 min
33 min
36 min
40 min
41 min
42 min
40 min
36 min
33 min
06:00pm
34 min
36 min
38 min
39 min
37 min
36 min
32 min
30 min
32 min
34 min
35 min
34 min
35 min
31 min
08:00pm
28 min
29 min
30 min
31 min
33 min
33 min
29 min
26 min
27 min
28 min
29 min
31 min
32 min
27 min
10:00pm
25 min
27 min
28 min
28 min
30 min
31 min
25 min
24 min
26 min
27 min
28 min
29 min
30 min
24 min
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Highway trip ratio
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New York, NY, United States of America
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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