San Diego, CA traffic

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San Diego, CA2024 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
454
Average travel time per 10 km
11
min
43
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
51.2km/h
0.5 km/h slower than in 2023
Total distance driven
6.2billion km
154.3 thousand trips around the Earth
Worst day to travel in 2024
January 22, Monday
13 min 33 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
38%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
350
Average congestion level
24%
2%p more than in 2023
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in San Diego, CA depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was San Diego, CA 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
12 min 31 sec
47.9 km/h
Average speed
36%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
15 min 15 sec
39.3 km/h
Average speed
57%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
34 hours = 1 day, 10 hours
1 h 53 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in San Diego, CA

What did traffic look like over a week in San Diego, CA?
One way commute
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9 min 53 s10 min
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9 min 36 s10 min
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9 min 32 s10 min
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