Manila traffic

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Manila2024 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
14
Average travel time per 10 km
32
min
10
s
30 s less than in 2023
Average speed
18.7km/h
0.3 km/h faster than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 15, Friday
39 min 37 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
71%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
27
Average congestion level
42%
1%p less than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Manila depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
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How busy was Manila 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
35 min 27 sec
16.9 km/h
Average speed
55%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
44 min
13.6 km/h
Average speed
88%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
127 hours = 5 days, 7 hours
3 h 24 min less than in 2023

Driving patterns in Manila

What did traffic look like over a week in Manila?
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
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10:00 AM
11:00 AM
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Sun
23 min 28 s23 min
21 min 36 s22 min
20 min 43 s21 min
20 min 27 s20 min
20 min 38 s21 min
20 min 42 s21 min
21 min 8 s21 min
21 min 50 s22 min
22 min 54 s23 min
23 min 43 s24 min
24 min 54 s25 min
26 min 4 s26 min
26 min 50 s27 min
27 min 8 s27 min
28 min 25 s28 min
29 min 34 s30 min
29 min 50 s30 min
29 min 50 s30 min
29 min 37 s30 min
28 min 2 s28 min
26 min 58 s27 min
27 min 8 s27 min
26 min 21 s26 min
22 min 50 s23 min
Mon
20 min 47 s21 min
19 min 48 s20 min
19 min 7 s19 min
18 min 42 s19 min
19 min 5 s19 min
21 min 43 s22 min
28 min 19 s28 min
34 min 8 s34 min
34 min 52 s35 min
32 min 43 s33 min
32 min 17 s32 min
31 min 56 s32 min
30 min 52 s31 min
31 min 6 s31 min
32 min 50 s33 min
33 min 54 s34 min
36 min 14 s36 min
39 min 40 s40 min
40 min 14 s40 min
34 min 32 s35 min
29 min 22 s29 min
27 min 6 s27 min
25 min 17 s25 min
23 min 23 min
Tue
21 min 36 s22 min
20 min 38 s21 min
19 min 58 s20 min
19 min 32 s20 min
19 min 46 s20 min
21 min 58 s22 min
28 min 36 s29 min
35 min 25 s35 min
37 min 5 s37 min
35 min 18 s35 min
34 min 58 s35 min
34 min 26 s34 min
33 min 12 s33 min
33 min 36 s34 min
35 min 33 s36 min
36 min 41 s37 min
39 min 19 s39 min
43 min 12 s43 min
44 min 23 s44 min
38 min 27 s38 min
32 min 30 s33 min
29 min 27 s29 min
27 min 18 s27 min
24 min 6 s24 min
Wed
22 min 6 s22 min
21 min 8 s21 min
20 min 25 s20 min
19 min 55 s20 min
20 min 3 s20 min
22 min 9 s22 min
28 min 15 s28 min
34 min 45 s35 min
36 min 28 s36 min
35 min 17 s35 min
35 min 19 s35 min
34 min 41 s35 min
33 min 50 s34 min
34 min 12 s34 min
36 min 16 s36 min
37 min 34 s38 min
40 min 15 s40 min
44 min 16 s44 min
45 min 20 s45 min
39 min 2 s39 min
33 min 14 s33 min
30 min 30 s31 min
28 min 23 s28 min
24 min 46 s25 min
Thu
22 min 18 s22 min
21 min 8 s21 min
20 min 23 s20 min
19 min 47 s20 min
19 min 53 s20 min
21 min 52 s22 min
27 min 56 s28 min
34 min 21 s34 min
35 min 53 s36 min
34 min 34 s35 min
34 min 54 s35 min
34 min 35 s35 min
33 min 34 s34 min
34 min 11 s34 min
36 min 19 s36 min
37 min 30 s38 min
40 min 5 s40 min
43 min 47 s44 min
44 min 36 s45 min
38 min 10 s38 min
32 min 27 s32 min
30 min 13 s30 min
28 min 36 s29 min
25 min 12 s25 min
Fri
22 min 52 s23 min
21 min 26 s21 min
20 min 31 s21 min
19 min 57 s20 min
20 min 2 s20 min
21 min 43 s22 min
26 min 58 s27 min
32 min 2 s32 min
32 min 55 s33 min
32 min 25 s32 min
33 min 51 s34 min
34 min 14 s34 min
33 min 36 s34 min
34 min 30 s35 min
37 min 11 s37 min
38 min 45 s39 min
41 min 5 s41 min
44 min 38 s45 min
45 min 17 s45 min
38 min 48 s39 min
33 min 18 s33 min
31 min 8 s31 min
30 min 35 s31 min
27 min 11 s27 min
Sat
24 min 5 s24 min
22 min 2 s22 min
20 min 56 s21 min
20 min 20 s20 min
20 min 9 s20 min
20 min 44 s21 min
21 min 55 s22 min
23 min 45 s24 min
25 min 27 s25 min
27 min 39 s28 min
29 min 57 s30 min
31 min 9 s31 min
31 min 37 s32 min
32 min 20 s32 min
34 min 9 s34 min
35 min 15 s35 min
35 min 57 s36 min
36 min 19 s36 min
35 min 11 s35 min
31 min 29 s31 min
28 min 31 s29 min
28 min 26 s28 min
29 min 26 s29 min
26 min 31 s27 min
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