Amsterdam traffic

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Amsterdam2024 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
136
Average travel time per 10 km
22
min
36
s
1 min 20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
26.6km/h
1.7 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
September 6, Friday
29 min 20 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
58%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
295
Average congestion level
26%
7%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Amsterdam depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Amsterdam 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
22 min 30 sec
26.7 km/h
Average speed
41%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
27 min 1 sec
22.2 km/h
Average speed
53%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
61 hours = 2 days, 13 hours
8 h 43 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Amsterdam

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
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Sun
21 min 29 s21 min
19 min 46 s20 min
19 min 8 s19 min
18 min 40 s19 min
17 min 42 s18 min
16 min 31 s17 min
15 min 45 s16 min
15 min 58 s16 min
17 min 9 s17 min
18 min 30 s19 min
19 min 48 s20 min
20 min 51 s21 min
22 min 20 s22 min
23 min 18 s23 min
23 min 55 s24 min
23 min 54 s24 min
23 min 53 s24 min
24 min 6 s24 min
23 min 23 min
21 min 58 s22 min
21 min 29 s21 min
20 min 56 s21 min
20 min 9 s20 min
19 min 36 s20 min
Mon
18 min 57 s19 min
18 min 18 s18 min
18 min 19 s18 min
17 min 44 s18 min
16 min 8 s16 min
14 min 34 s15 min
15 min 4 s15 min
17 min 6 s17 min
22 min 23 s22 min
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 19 s22 min
23 min 23 min
23 min 7 s23 min
22 min 55 s23 min
22 min 54 s23 min
24 min 4 s24 min
23 min 59 s24 min
24 min 56 s25 min
24 min 10 s24 min
22 min 12 s22 min
21 min 23 s21 min
20 min 39 s21 min
19 min 57 s20 min
19 min 18 s19 min
Tue
18 min 43 s19 min
17 min 43 s18 min
17 min 40 s18 min
16 min 59 s17 min
15 min 49 s16 min
14 min 28 s14 min
15 min 4 s15 min
17 min 35 s18 min
23 min 56 s24 min
24 min 10 s24 min
23 min 23 s23 min
23 min 37 s24 min
23 min 41 s24 min
23 min 22 s23 min
23 min 39 s24 min
25 min 15 s25 min
26 min 6 s26 min
27 min 45 s28 min
25 min 58 s26 min
22 min 44 s23 min
21 min 46 s22 min
20 min 55 s21 min
20 min 8 s20 min
19 min 31 s20 min
Wed
19 min 3 s19 min
17 min 57 s18 min
17 min 53 s18 min
17 min 6 s17 min
15 min 38 s16 min
14 min 38 s15 min
15 min 7 s15 min
17 min 17 s17 min
22 min 3 s22 min
23 min 4 s23 min
23 min 6 s23 min
23 min 42 s24 min
24 min 13 s24 min
23 min 57 s24 min
23 min 58 s24 min
25 min 10 s25 min
25 min 51 s26 min
27 min 6 s27 min
25 min 52 s26 min
23 min 1 s23 min
21 min 56 s22 min
21 min 11 s21 min
20 min 33 s21 min
19 min 55 s20 min
Thu
19 min 16 s19 min
18 min 7 s18 min
18 min 9 s18 min
17 min 28 s17 min
15 min 52 s16 min
14 min 39 s15 min
15 min 14 s15 min
17 min 22 s17 min
23 min 7 s23 min
23 min 56 s24 min
23 min 28 s23 min
24 min 24 min
24 min 14 s24 min
24 min 4 s24 min
24 min 9 s24 min
26 min 10 s26 min
26 min 55 s27 min
28 min 22 s28 min
26 min 47 s27 min
23 min 43 s24 min
22 min 24 s22 min
21 min 36 s22 min
21 min 21 min
20 min 22 s20 min
Fri
19 min 57 s20 min
18 min 48 s19 min
18 min 41 s19 min
17 min 58 s18 min
16 min 40 s17 min
15 min 15 min
15 min 12 s15 min
17 min 16 s17 min
20 min 55 s21 min
22 min 17 s22 min
23 min 31 s24 min
24 min 39 s25 min
25 min 13 s25 min
25 min 8 s25 min
25 min 46 s26 min
27 min 41 s28 min
27 min 1 s27 min
26 min 47 s27 min
25 min 40 s26 min
23 min 46 s24 min
23 min 23 min
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 26 s22 min
22 min 19 s22 min
Sat
21 min 33 s22 min
19 min 45 s20 min
19 min 18 s19 min
18 min 51 s19 min
18 min 18 min
16 min 39 s17 min
16 min 2 s16 min
16 min 22 s16 min
17 min 43 s18 min
19 min 17 s19 min
21 min 21 min
22 min 36 s23 min
24 min 24 min
25 min 6 s25 min
25 min 29 s25 min
25 min 43 s26 min
25 min 42 s26 min
25 min 42 s26 min
25 min 2 s25 min
23 min 53 s24 min
23 min 8 s23 min
22 min 32 s23 min
22 min 16 s22 min
22 min 13 s22 min
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