Kolkata traffic

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Kolkata2024 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
2
Average travel time per 10 km
34
min
33
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
17.4km/h
0.1 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 29, Tuesday
43 min 40 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
64%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
169
Average congestion level
32%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Kolkata depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
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How busy was Kolkata 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
38 min 38 sec
15.5 km/h
Average speed
47%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
42 min 50 sec
14.0 km/h
Average speed
62%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
110 hours = 4 days, 14 hours
1 h 29 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Kolkata

What did traffic look like over a week in Kolkata?
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
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Sun
25 min 29 s25 min
24 min 41 s25 min
23 min 47 s24 min
22 min 59 s23 min
23 min 9 s23 min
25 min 6 s25 min
25 min 20 s25 min
25 min 55 s26 min
27 min 27 min
28 min 9 s28 min
28 min 54 s29 min
29 min 31 s30 min
29 min 51 s30 min
29 min 20 s29 min
29 min 18 s29 min
30 min 24 s30 min
32 min 32 min
33 min 24 s33 min
34 min 31 s35 min
33 min 58 s34 min
31 min 53 s32 min
30 min 1 s30 min
27 min 39 s28 min
25 min 41 s26 min
Mon
24 min 41 s25 min
23 min 58 s24 min
23 min 1 s23 min
22 min 3 s22 min
23 min 1 s23 min
26 min 8 s26 min
25 min 47 s26 min
28 min 35 s29 min
29 min 1 s29 min
33 min 16 s33 min
36 min 49 s37 min
38 min 29 s38 min
38 min 38 min
37 min 19 s37 min
36 min 1 s36 min
36 min 22 s36 min
37 min 57 s38 min
40 min 8 s40 min
41 min 57 s42 min
39 min 35 s40 min
34 min 39 s35 min
30 min 59 s31 min
27 min 59 s28 min
25 min 57 s26 min
Tue
24 min 38 s25 min
24 min 3 s24 min
23 min 9 s23 min
22 min 25 s22 min
23 min 26 s23 min
26 min 43 s27 min
27 min 27 min
29 min 38 s30 min
29 min 43 s30 min
33 min 54 s34 min
37 min 39 s38 min
39 min 13 s39 min
38 min 54 s39 min
38 min 3 s38 min
36 min 38 s37 min
36 min 55 s37 min
38 min 41 s39 min
41 min 2 s41 min
42 min 43 s43 min
40 min 16 s40 min
34 min 58 s35 min
31 min 18 s31 min
28 min 29 s28 min
26 min 30 s27 min
Wed
25 min 19 s25 min
24 min 51 s25 min
23 min 52 s24 min
23 min 8 s23 min
23 min 21 s23 min
26 min 28 s26 min
27 min 15 s27 min
29 min 39 s30 min
29 min 43 s30 min
33 min 44 s34 min
37 min 15 s37 min
38 min 55 s39 min
38 min 51 s39 min
38 min 1 s38 min
36 min 35 s37 min
36 min 54 s37 min
38 min 49 s39 min
41 min 7 s41 min
43 min 14 s43 min
40 min 41 s41 min
34 min 59 s35 min
31 min 15 s31 min
28 min 16 s28 min
26 min 12 s26 min
Thu
25 min 25 min
24 min 26 s24 min
23 min 45 s24 min
23 min 23 min
23 min 15 s23 min
25 min 41 s26 min
26 min 42 s27 min
29 min 24 s29 min
29 min 49 s30 min
33 min 39 s34 min
37 min 11 s37 min
38 min 30 s39 min
38 min 6 s38 min
37 min 24 s37 min
36 min 28 s36 min
36 min 55 s37 min
38 min 31 s39 min
40 min 30 s41 min
42 min 9 s42 min
39 min 40 s40 min
34 min 53 s35 min
31 min 14 s31 min
28 min 19 s28 min
26 min 15 s26 min
Fri
25 min 1 s25 min
24 min 30 s25 min
23 min 46 s24 min
22 min 52 s23 min
23 min 48 s24 min
26 min 57 s27 min
27 min 21 s27 min
29 min 45 s30 min
29 min 43 s30 min
33 min 34 s34 min
36 min 58 s37 min
38 min 6 s38 min
37 min 20 s37 min
37 min 37 min
36 min 20 s36 min
36 min 57 s37 min
39 min 14 s39 min
41 min 53 s42 min
43 min 59 s44 min
41 min 59 s42 min
36 min 14 s36 min
32 min 8 s32 min
28 min 46 s29 min
26 min 19 s26 min
Sat
25 min 2 s25 min
24 min 15 s24 min
23 min 34 s24 min
22 min 52 s23 min
23 min 49 s24 min
27 min 13 s27 min
26 min 55 s27 min
27 min 41 s28 min
28 min 52 s29 min
31 min 56 s32 min
34 min 54 s35 min
36 min 51 s37 min
37 min 42 s38 min
37 min 19 s37 min
36 min 59 s37 min
38 min 15 s38 min
40 min 45 s41 min
42 min 12 s42 min
42 min 19 s42 min
40 min 35 s41 min
36 min 12 s36 min
32 min 42 s33 min
29 min 23 s29 min
26 min 46 s27 min
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