Sendai traffic

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Sendai2024 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
27
Average travel time per 10 km
30
min
36
s
no change since 2023
Average speed
19.6km/h
no change since 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
January 16, Tuesday
38 min 51 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
79%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
22
Average congestion level
43%
1%p less than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Sendai depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Sendai 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
36 min 36 sec
16.4 km/h
Average speed
70%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
35 min 27 sec
16.9 km/h
Average speed
65%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
111 hours = 4 days, 15 hours
3 h 8 min less than in 2023

Driving patterns in Sendai

What did traffic look like over a week in Sendai?
One way commute
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  • Speed
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Sun
24 min 2 s24 min
24 min 12 s24 min
24 min 1 s24 min
23 min 31 s24 min
22 min 19 s22 min
21 min 4 s21 min
21 min 8 s21 min
22 min 42 s23 min
24 min 56 s25 min
27 min 25 s27 min
29 min 30 s30 min
30 min 36 s31 min
31 min 19 s31 min
31 min 31 min
30 min 54 s31 min
31 min 16 s31 min
31 min 44 s32 min
30 min 40 s31 min
28 min 20 s28 min
26 min 36 s27 min
25 min 36 s26 min
24 min 33 s25 min
23 min 29 s23 min
23 min 20 s23 min
Mon
23 min 7 s23 min
23 min 9 s23 min
22 min 59 s23 min
22 min 53 s23 min
21 min 11 s21 min
20 min 14 s20 min
22 min 56 s23 min
33 min 16 s33 min
35 min 47 s36 min
30 min 25 s30 min
30 min 9 s30 min
30 min 1 s30 min
29 min 31 s30 min
29 min 42 s30 min
30 min 35 s31 min
31 min 12 s31 min
31 min 44 s32 min
33 min 32 s34 min
33 min 18 s33 min
28 min 25 s28 min
26 min 10 s26 min
25 min 11 s25 min
24 min 18 s24 min
24 min 18 s24 min
Tue
24 min 14 s24 min
24 min 28 s24 min
23 min 59 s24 min
23 min 11 s23 min
21 min 15 s21 min
20 min 9 s20 min
23 min 14 s23 min
34 min 7 s34 min
37 min 22 s37 min
32 min 1 s32 min
31 min 4 s31 min
30 min 32 s31 min
29 min 53 s30 min
30 min 7 s30 min
30 min 56 s31 min
31 min 44 s32 min
32 min 27 s32 min
35 min 5 s35 min
35 min 6 s35 min
29 min 7 s29 min
26 min 24 s26 min
25 min 32 s26 min
24 min 40 s25 min
24 min 36 s25 min
Wed
24 min 29 s24 min
24 min 53 s25 min
24 min 20 s24 min
23 min 21 s23 min
21 min 31 s22 min
20 min 17 s20 min
23 min 2 s23 min
33 min 18 s33 min
36 min 36 min
31 min 6 s31 min
30 min 45 s31 min
30 min 23 s30 min
30 min 2 s30 min
30 min 12 s30 min
30 min 47 s31 min
31 min 35 s32 min
32 min 24 s32 min
35 min 7 s35 min
35 min 17 s35 min
29 min 1 s29 min
26 min 27 s26 min
25 min 41 s26 min
24 min 44 s25 min
24 min 48 s25 min
Thu
24 min 46 s25 min
25 min 8 s25 min
24 min 44 s25 min
23 min 43 s24 min
21 min 50 s22 min
20 min 29 s20 min
23 min 17 s23 min
33 min 33 s34 min
37 min 37 min
31 min 54 s32 min
31 min 13 s31 min
30 min 36 s31 min
30 min 6 s30 min
30 min 23 s30 min
31 min 15 s31 min
32 min 13 s32 min
32 min 52 s33 min
35 min 24 s35 min
34 min 50 s35 min
29 min 6 s29 min
26 min 33 s27 min
25 min 29 s25 min
24 min 41 s25 min
24 min 34 s25 min
Fri
24 min 20 s24 min
24 min 51 s25 min
24 min 28 s24 min
23 min 31 s24 min
21 min 44 s22 min
20 min 27 s20 min
22 min 56 s23 min
32 min 58 s33 min
36 min 46 s37 min
32 min 41 s33 min
32 min 16 s32 min
31 min 45 s32 min
31 min 3 s31 min
31 min 10 s31 min
32 min 17 s32 min
33 min 44 s34 min
35 min 13 s35 min
37 min 56 s38 min
38 min 9 s38 min
31 min 53 s32 min
27 min 31 s28 min
26 min 22 s26 min
25 min 12 s25 min
24 min 39 s25 min
Sat
23 min 54 s24 min
24 min 4 s24 min
24 min 17 s24 min
23 min 31 s24 min
22 min 9 s22 min
20 min 53 s21 min
21 min 34 s22 min
23 min 57 s24 min
26 min 52 s27 min
29 min 34 s30 min
32 min 25 s32 min
33 min 26 s33 min
34 min 24 s34 min
33 min 39 s34 min
32 min 57 s33 min
33 min 40 s34 min
35 min 3 s35 min
35 min 24 s35 min
31 min 42 s32 min
27 min 54 s28 min
26 min 46 s27 min
25 min 56 s26 min
24 min 35 s25 min
24 min 23 s24 min
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