Traffic overview

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sao Paulo 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
58.5%
0.9 pp higher than in 2024
Average distance driven
in 15 min
5.4 km
0.1 km less than in 2024
Highway trip ratio
11.6%
0.1 pp higher than in 2024
Average speed on highways
48km/h
0.2 km/h faster than in 2024
Worst day to travel in 2025
December 9, Tuesday
117%
Average congestion level
196%
Congestion level at 6pm
2.6 km
Distance driven in 15 min at 6pm
Average travel time
for a 10 km drive
27 min 39 s
23 s more than in 2024
Average speed during rush hour
16.8km/h
similar to 2024
Monthly congestion levels
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2025
2024

How busy did Sao Paulo 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
34 min 5 s
88.2%
Average congestion level
17.6 km/h
Average speed
Evening
rush hour
Time taken to travel 10 km
37 min 30 s
102.6%
Average congestion level
16 km/h
Average speed

Time lost due to traffic in rush hour in 2025

132 hours = 5 days, 12 hours

3 hours 50 min more than in 2024.

Driving patterns in Sao Paulo
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
17 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
19 min
20 min
20 min
17 min
17 min
18 min
18 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
02:00am
17 min
17 min
17 min
17 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
16 min
16 min
16 min
17 min
17 min
18 min
18 min
04:00am
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min
16 min
17 min
17 min
16 min
16 min
16 min
16 min
16 min
16 min
17 min
06:00am
22 min
22 min
22 min
22 min
21 min
17 min
17 min
28 min
29 min
28 min
28 min
26 min
19 min
17 min
08:00am
33 min
35 min
34 min
34 min
29 min
21 min
18 min
33 min
36 min
36 min
35 min
30 min
23 min
19 min
10:00am
30 min
34 min
34 min
33 min
30 min
24 min
19 min
28 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
30 min
26 min
20 min
12:00pm
28 min
33 min
32 min
33 min
32 min
28 min
22 min
28 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
33 min
28 min
22 min
02:00pm
28 min
32 min
32 min
32 min
33 min
28 min
22 min
29 min
33 min
33 min
34 min
35 min
26 min
21 min
04:00pm
31 min
37 min
38 min
38 min
39 min
25 min
21 min
32 min
38 min
38 min
39 min
39 min
25 min
22 min
06:00pm
33 min
38 min
39 min
40 min
37 min
25 min
22 min
28 min
33 min
33 min
35 min
31 min
25 min
21 min
08:00pm
23 min
26 min
27 min
28 min
27 min
23 min
20 min
20 min
22 min
22 min
23 min
24 min
22 min
19 min
10:00pm
19 min
20 min
21 min
21 min
23 min
22 min
18 min
18 min
19 min
19 min
20 min
21 min
21 min
18 min
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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