Nairobi traffic
- Major delay
- Minor delay
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Nairobi2024 traffic
Work rank 2024
Travel time
86
Average travel time per 10 km
26
min
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
23.1km/h
0.1 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 29, Friday
32 min 18 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
73%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
69
Average congestion level
38%
3%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
2024
2023
Traffic pattern
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Average congestion level
7%
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40%
Opacity
How busy was Nairobi 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
27 min 34 sec21.8 km/h
Average speed
47%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
35 min 17.1 km/h
Average speed
83%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
94 hours = 3 days, 22 hours
4 h 10 min more than in 2023
Driving patterns in Nairobi
One way commute
km
- Travel time
- Congestion level
- Speed
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Sun
19 min 37 s20 min
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Mon
19 min 15 s19 min
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17 min 2 s17 min
20 min 40 s21 min
26 min 39 s27 min
28 min 16 s28 min
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30 min 29 s30 min
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26 min 27 s26 min
22 min 41 s23 min
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Tue
19 min 24 s19 min
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 40 s20 min
18 min 17 s18 min
18 min 5 s18 min
21 min 6 s21 min
26 min 49 s27 min
28 min 32 s29 min
27 min 36 s28 min
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28 min 1 s28 min
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35 min 19 s35 min
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20 min 55 s21 min
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Wed
19 min 22 s19 min
19 min 33 s20 min
19 min 49 s20 min
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18 min 27 s18 min
18 min 1 s18 min
20 min 58 s21 min
26 min 37 s27 min
28 min 11 s28 min
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30 min 21 s30 min
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35 min 31 s36 min
32 min 54 s33 min
28 min 2 s28 min
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Thu
19 min 21 s19 min
19 min 33 s20 min
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18 min 35 s19 min
18 min 16 s18 min
20 min 45 s21 min
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26 min 50 s27 min
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27 min 12 s27 min
28 min 8 s28 min
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29 min 53 s30 min
30 min 49 s31 min
34 min 22 s34 min
31 min 44 s32 min
27 min 44 s28 min
24 min 24 min
21 min 11 s21 min
19 min 37 s20 min
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Fri
19 min 1 s19 min
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18 min 59 s19 min
18 min 53 s19 min
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20 min 23 s20 min
25 min 7 s25 min
26 min 5 s26 min
25 min 55 s26 min
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27 min 56 s28 min
29 min 42 s30 min
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30 min 46 s31 min
32 min 12 s32 min
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35 min 7 s35 min
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30 min 19 s30 min
26 min 14 s26 min
23 min 1 s23 min
20 min 55 s21 min
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19 min 22 s19 min
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18 min 36 s19 min
18 min 3 s18 min
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17 min 34 s18 min
18 min 1 s18 min
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20 min 12 s20 min
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25 min 10 s25 min
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27 min 26 s27 min
27 min 36 s28 min
26 min 36 s27 min
25 min 21 s25 min
25 min 7 s25 min
25 min 36 s26 min
25 min 58 s26 min
23 min 35 s24 min
21 min 46 s22 min
20 min 30 s21 min
19 min 52 s20 min
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