Riyadh traffic

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Riyadh2024 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
325
Average travel time per 10 km
16
min
41
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
36.0km/h
0.5 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 28, Thursday
21 min 43 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
60%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
267
Average congestion level
28%
4%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Riyadh depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Riyadh 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
18 min 7 sec
33.1 km/h
Average speed
37%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
24 min 14 sec
24.8 km/h
Average speed
74%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
58 hours = 2 days, 10 hours
4 h 51 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Riyadh

What did traffic look like over a week in Riyadh?
One way commute
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12 min 44 s13 min
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10 min 54 s11 min
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10 min 27 s10 min
14 min 41 s15 min
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14 min 8 s14 min
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13 min 8 s13 min
12 min 28 s12 min
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10 min 14 s10 min
10 min 32 s11 min
14 min 52 s15 min
18 min 33 s19 min
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24 min 12 s24 min
21 min 34 s22 min
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16 min 52 s17 min
16 min 21 s16 min
15 min 9 s15 min
14 min 11 s14 min
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13 min 5 s13 min
12 min 25 s12 min
12 min 2 s12 min
11 min 6 s11 min
10 min 9 s10 min
10 min 34 s11 min
14 min 57 s15 min
18 min 37 s19 min
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21 min 59 s22 min
18 min 25 s18 min
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16 min 27 s16 min
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13 min 8 s13 min
12 min 21 s12 min
11 min 57 s12 min
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10 min 6 s10 min
10 min 32 s11 min
14 min 44 s15 min
17 min 53 s18 min
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16 min 28 s16 min
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17 min 50 s18 min
19 min 31 s20 min
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23 min 33 s24 min
24 min 33 s25 min
21 min 57 s22 min
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15 min 49 s16 min
14 min 44 s15 min
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13 min 26 s13 min
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10 min 32 s11 min
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16 min 44 s17 min
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21 min 8 s21 min
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17 min 53 s18 min
17 min 12 s17 min
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15 min 52 s16 min
14 min 9 s14 min
13 min 12 s13 min
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11 min 18 s11 min
10 min 48 s11 min
10 min 24 s10 min
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10 min 49 s11 min
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14 min 36 s15 min
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15 min 36 s16 min
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16 min 26 s16 min
15 min 49 s16 min
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14 min 44 s15 min
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12 min 31 s13 min
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16 min 44 s17 min
16 min 36 s17 min
16 min 13 s16 min
15 min 2 s15 min
13 min 56 s14 min
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