Traffic overview

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh 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
43.7%
2.2 pp lower than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
8.9 km
0.1 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
34.3%
3.8 pp higher than in 2024
Average speed on highways
48.4km/h
1.8 km/h slower than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
February 13, Thursday
70%
Average congestion level
116%
Congestion level at 5pm
5.3 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 5pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
16 min 48 s
8 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
28.5km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Riyadh 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
17 min 55 s
50.2%
Average congestion level
33.5 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
24 min 12 s
90.4%
Average congestion level
24.8 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

66 hours = 2 days, 18 hours

5 hours 6 min less than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Riyadh
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
13 min
13 min
13 min
13 min
16 min
15 min
13 min
12 min
12 min
12 min
12 min
14 min
13 min
12 min
02:00am
12 min
12 min
12 min
12 min
13 min
12 min
12 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
12 min
11 min
11 min
04:00am
10 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
11 min
11 min
10 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
11 min
06:00am
15 min
14 min
14 min
14 min
10 min
11 min
14 min
18 min
17 min
17 min
16 min
11 min
11 min
17 min
08:00am
18 min
18 min
17 min
16 min
11 min
12 min
18 min
19 min
18 min
18 min
17 min
11 min
12 min
18 min
10:00am
18 min
18 min
17 min
17 min
11 min
13 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
11 min
13 min
17 min
12:00pm
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
12 min
13 min
17 min
19 min
19 min
18 min
19 min
12 min
14 min
18 min
02:00pm
21 min
20 min
20 min
21 min
13 min
14 min
20 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
13 min
15 min
21 min
04:00pm
24 min
23 min
23 min
24 min
14 min
17 min
23 min
25 min
24 min
24 min
24 min
15 min
17 min
24 min
06:00pm
22 min
22 min
22 min
21 min
15 min
17 min
22 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
19 min
16 min
17 min
18 min
08:00pm
17 min
18 min
18 min
19 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
19 min
18 min
17 min
16 min
10:00pm
16 min
16 min
16 min
18 min
17 min
16 min
15 min
15 min
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15 min
18 min
16 min
14 min
14 min
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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