Istanbul traffic

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Istanbul2024 traffic
Congestion levels, travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning more than 737 billion km anonymously collected during the year from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) and central city area (“city center”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.


Work rank 2024
Travel time
141
Average travel time per 10 km
22
min
25
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
26.8km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
March 8, Friday
28 min 11 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
75%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
35
Average congestion level
41%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Istanbul depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
12%
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Opacity
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10 PM
11 PM

How busy was Istanbul during rush hour?

Let's take a closer look at rush hour. How much extra time was spent idling in traffic? What was the average speed?
One way commute
km


Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
25 min 28 sec
23.6 km/h
Average speed
61%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
31 min 52 sec
18.8 km/h
Average speed
95%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
96 hours = 4 days
3 h 49 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Istanbul

What did traffic look like over a week in Istanbul?
One way commute
km


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
04:00 AM
05:00 AM
06:00 AM
07:00 AM
08:00 AM
09:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
02:00 PM
03:00 PM
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Sun
19 min 25 s19 min
17 min 17 s17 min
16 min 26 s16 min
16 min 4 s16 min
15 min 16 s15 min
14 min 45 s15 min
14 min 34 s15 min
14 min 28 s14 min
14 min 45 s15 min
15 min 14 s15 min
15 min 51 s16 min
16 min 41 s17 min
18 min 4 s18 min
19 min 46 s20 min
21 min 36 s22 min
22 min 35 s23 min
22 min 39 s23 min
22 min 5 s22 min
21 min 21 s21 min
19 min 54 s20 min
18 min 40 s19 min
18 min 32 s19 min
18 min 39 s19 min
17 min 48 s18 min
Mon
16 min 24 s16 min
15 min 13 s15 min
15 min 12 s15 min
15 min 8 s15 min
14 min 37 s15 min
14 min 3 s14 min
15 min 24 s15 min
21 min 57 s22 min
26 min 18 s26 min
23 min 9 s23 min
21 min 26 s21 min
21 min 21 s21 min
21 min 46 s22 min
22 min 4 s22 min
23 min 10 s23 min
24 min 52 s25 min
26 min 44 s27 min
28 min 48 s29 min
29 min 49 s30 min
24 min 44 s25 min
19 min 22 s19 min
17 min 45 s18 min
17 min 20 s17 min
16 min 42 s17 min
Tue
15 min 56 s16 min
15 min 29 s15 min
15 min 19 s15 min
15 min 20 s15 min
14 min 57 s15 min
14 min 18 s14 min
15 min 20 s15 min
21 min 37 s22 min
26 min 19 s26 min
24 min 13 s24 min
23 min 22 s23 min
23 min 19 s23 min
23 min 45 s24 min
23 min 52 s24 min
24 min 41 s25 min
26 min 26 s26 min
28 min 48 s29 min
31 min 8 s31 min
32 min 17 s32 min
27 min 4 s27 min
20 min 53 s21 min
18 min 38 s19 min
17 min 49 s18 min
17 min 5 s17 min
Wed
16 min 5 s16 min
15 min 31 s16 min
15 min 30 s16 min
15 min 28 s15 min
15 min 3 s15 min
14 min 23 s14 min
15 min 22 s15 min
21 min 18 s21 min
25 min 31 s26 min
23 min 32 s24 min
22 min 51 s23 min
23 min 4 s23 min
23 min 37 s24 min
23 min 38 s24 min
24 min 34 s25 min
26 min 28 s26 min
28 min 48 s29 min
31 min 1 s31 min
31 min 54 s32 min
26 min 58 s27 min
21 min 14 s21 min
19 min 19 min
18 min 11 s18 min
17 min 20 s17 min
Thu
16 min 14 s16 min
15 min 36 s16 min
15 min 25 s15 min
15 min 17 s15 min
14 min 54 s15 min
14 min 16 s14 min
15 min 15 s15 min
21 min 7 s21 min
25 min 32 s26 min
23 min 46 s24 min
23 min 14 s23 min
23 min 21 s23 min
24 min 3 s24 min
24 min 18 s24 min
25 min 29 s25 min
27 min 30 s28 min
29 min 53 s30 min
32 min 8 s32 min
32 min 58 s33 min
28 min 3 s28 min
21 min 53 s22 min
19 min 18 s19 min
18 min 29 s18 min
17 min 43 s18 min
Fri
16 min 25 s16 min
15 min 38 s16 min
15 min 30 s16 min
15 min 23 s15 min
14 min 56 s15 min
14 min 21 s14 min
15 min 10 s15 min
20 min 5 s20 min
23 min 46 s24 min
22 min 17 s22 min
22 min 16 s22 min
22 min 50 s23 min
23 min 26 s23 min
21 min 49 s22 min
24 min 46 s25 min
28 min 10 s28 min
30 min 30 s31 min
31 min 54 s32 min
32 min 17 s32 min
27 min 43 s28 min
21 min 57 s22 min
19 min 40 s20 min
19 min 15 s19 min
18 min 42 s19 min
Sat
17 min 31 s18 min
16 min 5 s16 min
15 min 38 s16 min
15 min 19 s15 min
14 min 52 s15 min
14 min 32 s15 min
14 min 35 s15 min
15 min 11 s15 min
16 min 37 s17 min
18 min 16 s18 min
19 min 35 s20 min
20 min 47 s21 min
22 min 39 s23 min
25 min 4 s25 min
26 min 47 s27 min
27 min 8 s27 min
26 min 29 s26 min
26 min 8 s26 min
25 min 33 s26 min
23 min 29 s23 min
20 min 56 s21 min
19 min 51 s20 min
20 min 8 s20 min
20 min 6 s20 min
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