Newcastle traffic

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Newcastle2024 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
247
Average travel time per 10 km
19
min
5
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
31.4km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
February 13, Tuesday
20 min 48 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
38%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
278
Average congestion level
27%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Newcastle depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
4%
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How busy was Newcastle 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
21 min 56 sec
27.4 km/h
Average speed
48%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
21 min 18 sec
28.2 km/h
Average speed
44%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
52 hours = 2 days, 4 hours
2 h 39 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Newcastle

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
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01:00 AM
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Sun
16 min 6 s16 min
15 min 42 s16 min
15 min 25 s15 min
15 min 16 s15 min
14 min 51 s15 min
13 min 52 s14 min
14 min 39 s15 min
15 min 39 s16 min
16 min 51 s17 min
18 min 7 s18 min
18 min 52 s19 min
19 min 26 s19 min
19 min 30 s20 min
18 min 56 s19 min
18 min 31 s19 min
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18 min 6 s18 min
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18 min 15 s18 min
17 min 49 s18 min
17 min 25 s17 min
16 min 47 s17 min
16 min 25 s16 min
15 min 50 s16 min
Mon
15 min 24 s15 min
15 min 27 s15 min
15 min 11 s15 min
14 min 49 s15 min
13 min 47 s14 min
13 min 58 s14 min
15 min 22 s15 min
17 min 44 s18 min
21 min 34 s22 min
19 min 12 s19 min
18 min 59 s19 min
19 min 15 s19 min
19 min 22 s19 min
18 min 58 s19 min
19 min 11 s19 min
20 min 39 s21 min
19 min 47 s20 min
20 min 13 s20 min
18 min 11 s18 min
17 min 33 s18 min
17 min 2 s17 min
16 min 17 s16 min
15 min 49 s16 min
15 min 29 s15 min
Tue
15 min 11 s15 min
15 min 14 s15 min
15 min 16 s15 min
14 min 46 s15 min
13 min 39 s14 min
14 min 3 s14 min
15 min 40 s16 min
18 min 15 s18 min
22 min 32 s23 min
19 min 47 s20 min
19 min 17 s19 min
19 min 31 s20 min
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 12 s19 min
19 min 25 s19 min
21 min 18 s21 min
20 min 52 s21 min
21 min 27 s21 min
18 min 47 s19 min
17 min 56 s18 min
17 min 17 s17 min
16 min 34 s17 min
16 min 2 s16 min
16 min 18 s16 min
Wed
15 min 26 s15 min
15 min 23 s15 min
15 min 7 s15 min
14 min 39 s15 min
13 min 39 s14 min
14 min 5 s14 min
15 min 43 s16 min
18 min 14 s18 min
22 min 18 s22 min
19 min 49 s20 min
19 min 23 s19 min
19 min 45 s20 min
19 min 59 s20 min
19 min 32 s20 min
19 min 41 s20 min
21 min 17 s21 min
21 min 11 s21 min
22 min 1 s22 min
19 min 8 s19 min
18 min 12 s18 min
17 min 32 s18 min
16 min 40 s17 min
16 min 6 s16 min
15 min 39 s16 min
Thu
15 min 25 s15 min
15 min 9 s15 min
14 min 56 s15 min
14 min 48 s15 min
13 min 52 s14 min
14 min 6 s14 min
15 min 41 s16 min
18 min 3 s18 min
22 min 11 s22 min
19 min 45 s20 min
19 min 24 s19 min
19 min 47 s20 min
19 min 58 s20 min
19 min 31 s20 min
19 min 46 s20 min
21 min 47 s22 min
21 min 11 s21 min
22 min 7 s22 min
19 min 22 s19 min
18 min 26 s18 min
17 min 39 s18 min
17 min 1 s17 min
16 min 28 s16 min
15 min 45 s16 min
Fri
15 min 32 s16 min
15 min 32 s16 min
15 min 22 s15 min
14 min 55 s15 min
13 min 41 s14 min
14 min 8 s14 min
15 min 34 s16 min
17 min 34 s18 min
21 min 2 s21 min
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 35 s20 min
19 min 56 s20 min
20 min 7 s20 min
19 min 45 s20 min
19 min 56 s20 min
21 min 28 s21 min
19 min 49 s20 min
20 min 18 s20 min
19 min 34 s20 min
18 min 55 s19 min
18 min 12 s18 min
17 min 35 s18 min
17 min 3 s17 min
16 min 22 s16 min
Sat
15 min 57 s16 min
15 min 40 s16 min
15 min 24 s15 min
15 min 15 s15 min
14 min 32 s15 min
13 min 54 s14 min
14 min 51 s15 min
15 min 59 s16 min
17 min 16 s17 min
18 min 34 s19 min
19 min 31 s20 min
20 min 11 s20 min
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18 min 57 s19 min
18 min 36 s19 min
18 min 30 s19 min
18 min 55 s19 min
19 min 10 s19 min
18 min 57 s19 min
18 min 11 s18 min
17 min 38 s18 min
17 min 14 s17 min
16 min 38 s17 min
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