Lima traffic

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Lima2024 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
7
Average travel time per 10 km
33
min
12
s
1 min 30 s more than in 2023
Average speed
18.1km/h
0.8 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 31, Thursday
41 min 12 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
76%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
9
Average congestion level
47%
6%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Lima depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
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How busy was Lima 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
40 min 20 sec
14.9 km/h
Average speed
72%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
47 min 42 sec
12.6 km/h
Average speed
99%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
155 hours = 6 days, 11 hours
17 h 58 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Lima

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
04:00 AM
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Sun
21 min 19 s21 min
20 min 6 s20 min
19 min 4 s19 min
18 min 4 s18 min
18 min 18 min
18 min 45 s19 min
19 min 39 s20 min
20 min 53 s21 min
21 min 44 s22 min
22 min 20 s22 min
23 min 36 s24 min
25 min 2 s25 min
26 min 20 s26 min
26 min 18 s26 min
24 min 55 s25 min
24 min 23 s24 min
24 min 47 s25 min
25 min 55 s26 min
27 min 16 s27 min
26 min 50 s27 min
25 min 1 s25 min
23 min 30 s24 min
22 min 1 s22 min
20 min 16 s20 min
Mon
19 min 21 s19 min
18 min 48 s19 min
18 min 23 s18 min
17 min 24 s17 min
17 min 6 s17 min
18 min 57 s19 min
23 min 13 s23 min
33 min 54 s34 min
40 min 25 s40 min
37 min 45 s38 min
34 min 16 s34 min
33 min 35 s34 min
32 min 57 s33 min
33 min 1 s33 min
32 min 24 s32 min
33 min 33 s34 min
35 min 4 s35 min
40 min 14 s40 min
45 min 41 s46 min
41 min 17 s41 min
32 min 13 s32 min
26 min 37 s27 min
23 min 36 s24 min
21 min 19 s21 min
Tue
19 min 40 s20 min
19 min 6 s19 min
18 min 34 s19 min
17 min 42 s18 min
17 min 40 s18 min
19 min 26 s19 min
23 min 31 s24 min
34 min 26 s34 min
41 min 54 s42 min
40 min 19 s40 min
36 min 46 s37 min
36 min 3 s36 min
35 min 25 s35 min
35 min 21 s35 min
34 min 21 s34 min
35 min 10 s35 min
36 min 35 s37 min
41 min 45 s42 min
47 min 41 s48 min
44 min 5 s44 min
34 min 21 s34 min
27 min 18 s27 min
24 min 13 s24 min
21 min 28 s21 min
Wed
19 min 46 s20 min
19 min 7 s19 min
18 min 34 s19 min
17 min 55 s18 min
17 min 59 s18 min
19 min 32 s20 min
23 min 22 s23 min
34 min 13 s34 min
41 min 42 s42 min
40 min 15 s40 min
37 min 3 s37 min
36 min 28 s36 min
36 min 4 s36 min
36 min 1 s36 min
34 min 40 s35 min
35 min 44 s36 min
37 min 13 s37 min
42 min 58 s43 min
49 min 32 s50 min
46 min 2 s46 min
35 min 43 s36 min
28 min 28 s28 min
24 min 55 s25 min
21 min 53 s22 min
Thu
20 min 4 s20 min
19 min 15 s19 min
18 min 43 s19 min
18 min 2 s18 min
17 min 54 s18 min
19 min 31 s20 min
23 min 25 s23 min
33 min 42 s34 min
40 min 29 s40 min
39 min 3 s39 min
36 min 12 s36 min
36 min 36 min
35 min 39 s36 min
36 min 3 s36 min
35 min 3 s35 min
36 min 8 s36 min
37 min 33 s38 min
42 min 53 s43 min
48 min 53 s49 min
45 min 37 s46 min
36 min 21 s36 min
29 min 9 s29 min
25 min 39 s26 min
22 min 33 s23 min
Fri
20 min 28 s20 min
19 min 30 s20 min
18 min 49 s19 min
18 min 9 s18 min
18 min 13 s18 min
19 min 35 s20 min
23 min 8 s23 min
32 min 25 s32 min
36 min 56 s37 min
35 min 21 s35 min
34 min 55 s35 min
35 min 48 s36 min
36 min 8 s36 min
37 min 9 s37 min
36 min 27 s36 min
36 min 58 s37 min
38 min 37 s39 min
42 min 28 s42 min
46 min 37 s47 min
43 min 38 s44 min
36 min 41 s37 min
30 min 15 s30 min
26 min 29 s26 min
23 min 29 s23 min
Sat
20 min 58 s21 min
19 min 41 s20 min
18 min 43 s19 min
17 min 49 s18 min
17 min 52 s18 min
19 min 8 s19 min
21 min 5 s21 min
23 min 57 s24 min
26 min 27 s26 min
28 min 56 s29 min
32 min 27 s32 min
35 min 32 s36 min
37 min 35 s38 min
39 min 26 s39 min
37 min 22 s37 min
34 min 25 s34 min
33 min 46 s34 min
33 min 54 s34 min
34 min 54 s35 min
33 min 56 s34 min
31 min 2 s31 min
27 min 52 s28 min
25 min 31 s26 min
23 min 5 s23 min
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