London traffic

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London2024 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
5
Average travel time per 10 km
33
min
17
s
40 s more than in 2023
Average speed
18.0km/h
0.4 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 27, Wednesday
37 min 30 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
48%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
150
Average congestion level
32%
3%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in London depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
13%
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45%
Opacity
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How busy was London 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
39 min 23 sec
15.2 km/h
Average speed
58%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
40 min 14 sec
14.9 km/h
Average speed
59%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
113 hours = 4 days, 17 hours
3 h 12 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in London

What did traffic look like over a week in London?
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
04:00 PM
05:00 PM
06:00 PM
07:00 PM
08:00 PM
09:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
Sun
28 min 33 s29 min
26 min 13 s26 min
24 min 48 s25 min
24 min 1 s24 min
22 min 46 s23 min
21 min 48 s22 min
21 min 57 s22 min
23 min 4 s23 min
24 min 45 s25 min
27 min 22 s27 min
30 min 8 s30 min
32 min 21 s32 min
34 min 21 s34 min
35 min 17 s35 min
35 min 9 s35 min
34 min 56 s35 min
35 min 1 s35 min
34 min 45 s35 min
34 min 16 s34 min
32 min 33 s33 min
30 min 18 s30 min
28 min 40 s29 min
27 min 41 s28 min
26 min 10 s26 min
Mon
24 min 36 s25 min
23 min 53 s24 min
23 min 21 s23 min
22 min 21 s22 min
21 min 36 s22 min
21 min 52 s22 min
25 min 56 s26 min
33 min 8 s33 min
38 min 27 s38 min
36 min 9 s36 min
35 min 7 s35 min
35 min 15 s35 min
35 min 41 s36 min
35 min 17 s35 min
35 min 29 s35 min
37 min 33 s38 min
37 min 44 s38 min
37 min 8 s37 min
35 min 29 s35 min
32 min 17 s32 min
29 min 48 s30 min
28 min 19 s28 min
27 min 28 s27 min
25 min 44 s26 min
Tue
24 min 13 s24 min
23 min 2 s23 min
22 min 33 s23 min
21 min 54 s22 min
21 min 20 s21 min
21 min 57 s22 min
26 min 26 s26 min
34 min 27 s34 min
40 min 30 s41 min
38 min 15 s38 min
36 min 56 s37 min
36 min 53 s37 min
37 min 17 s37 min
36 min 52 s37 min
37 min 7 s37 min
39 min 29 s39 min
39 min 56 s40 min
39 min 41 s40 min
37 min 54 s38 min
33 min 58 s34 min
30 min 35 s31 min
29 min 29 min
28 min 21 s28 min
26 min 21 s26 min
Wed
24 min 35 s25 min
23 min 19 s23 min
22 min 44 s23 min
22 min 3 s22 min
21 min 27 s21 min
22 min 22 min
26 min 22 s26 min
34 min 18 s34 min
40 min 20 s40 min
38 min 16 s38 min
37 min 13 s37 min
37 min 16 s37 min
37 min 47 s38 min
37 min 17 s37 min
37 min 36 s38 min
39 min 54 s40 min
40 min 20 s40 min
40 min 16 s40 min
38 min 41 s39 min
34 min 42 s35 min
31 min 5 s31 min
29 min 35 s30 min
28 min 55 s29 min
26 min 48 s27 min
Thu
24 min 58 s25 min
23 min 31 s24 min
22 min 50 s23 min
22 min 9 s22 min
21 min 29 s21 min
21 min 59 s22 min
26 min 14 s26 min
33 min 55 s34 min
39 min 59 s40 min
38 min 6 s38 min
37 min 19 s37 min
37 min 32 s38 min
38 min 4 s38 min
37 min 48 s38 min
38 min 13 s38 min
40 min 45 s41 min
41 min 16 s41 min
41 min 7 s41 min
39 min 27 s39 min
35 min 32 s36 min
31 min 47 s32 min
30 min 12 s30 min
29 min 44 s30 min
27 min 42 s28 min
Fri
25 min 36 s26 min
23 min 55 s24 min
23 min 9 s23 min
22 min 24 s22 min
21 min 40 s22 min
21 min 57 s22 min
25 min 45 s26 min
32 min 20 s32 min
37 min 33 s38 min
36 min 29 s36 min
36 min 38 s37 min
37 min 35 s38 min
38 min 28 s38 min
38 min 12 s38 min
38 min 55 s39 min
41 min 31 s42 min
41 min 37 s42 min
40 min 40 s41 min
39 min 9 s39 min
35 min 58 s36 min
32 min 41 s33 min
30 min 53 s31 min
30 min 41 s31 min
29 min 21 s29 min
Sat
27 min 20 s27 min
25 min 25 s25 min
24 min 14 s24 min
23 min 21 s23 min
22 min 24 s22 min
21 min 56 s22 min
22 min 43 s23 min
24 min 55 s25 min
27 min 27 s27 min
30 min 42 s31 min
33 min 18 s33 min
35 min 24 s35 min
37 min 2 s37 min
37 min 49 s38 min
37 min 45 s38 min
37 min 7 s37 min
36 min 38 s37 min
36 min 57 s37 min
36 min 55 s37 min
35 min 24 s35 min
32 min 59 s33 min
31 min 23 s31 min
31 min 21 s31 min
30 min 25 s30 min
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