Kuwait CIty traffic

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Kuwait CIty2024 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
373
Average travel time per 10 km
15
min
1
s
10 s less than in 2023
Average speed
40.0km/h
0.4 km/h faster than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
March 10, Sunday
18 min 46 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
53%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
347
Average congestion level
24%
1%p more than in 2023
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2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Kuwait CIty depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
4%
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How busy was Kuwait CIty 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
16 min 7 sec
37.2 km/h
Average speed
32%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
17 min 17 sec
34.7 km/h
Average speed
42%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
34 hours = 1 day, 10 hours
46 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Kuwait CIty

What did traffic look like over a week in Kuwait CIty?
One way commute
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12 min 27 s12 min
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12 min 27 s12 min
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12 min 18 s12 min
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12 min 27 s12 min
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12 min 30 s13 min
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