Athens traffic

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Athens2024 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
37
Average travel time per 10 km
29
min
39
s
30 s more than in 2023
Average speed
20.2km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 12, Tuesday
35 min 36 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
59%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
111
Average congestion level
34%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Athens depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
6%
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How busy was Athens 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
69%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
36 min 12 sec
16.6 km/h
Average speed
64%
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
6 h 48 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Athens

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
04:00 AM
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Sun
25 min 23 s25 min
24 min 6 s24 min
22 min 30 s23 min
21 min 27 s21 min
20 min 46 s21 min
20 min 11 s20 min
19 min 52 s20 min
20 min 40 s21 min
21 min 4 s21 min
22 min 17 s22 min
23 min 57 s24 min
25 min 47 s26 min
25 min 43 s26 min
26 min 22 s26 min
26 min 4 s26 min
24 min 43 s25 min
24 min 33 s25 min
25 min 40 s26 min
26 min 34 s27 min
26 min 46 s27 min
26 min 23 s26 min
25 min 25 min
23 min 36 s24 min
22 min 32 s23 min
Mon
21 min 55 s22 min
21 min 37 s22 min
21 min 8 s21 min
20 min 16 s20 min
19 min 58 s20 min
19 min 57 s20 min
21 min 46 s22 min
28 min 57 s29 min
37 min 10 s37 min
36 min 15 s36 min
32 min 11 s32 min
30 min 42 s31 min
31 min 7 s31 min
31 min 23 s31 min
31 min 44 s32 min
33 min 54 s34 min
32 min 30 s33 min
33 min 42 s34 min
33 min 54 s34 min
30 min 45 s31 min
28 min 5 s28 min
25 min 34 s26 min
23 min 15 s23 min
22 min 10 s22 min
Tue
21 min 25 s21 min
20 min 56 s21 min
20 min 43 s21 min
20 min 19 s20 min
20 min 20 s20 min
20 min 37 s21 min
22 min 21 s22 min
29 min 32 s30 min
37 min 30 s38 min
36 min 56 s37 min
33 min 52 s34 min
32 min 57 s33 min
33 min 33 s34 min
33 min 22 s33 min
33 min 52 s34 min
35 min 31 s36 min
33 min 37 s34 min
34 min 46 s35 min
35 min 9 s35 min
31 min 46 s32 min
28 min 57 s29 min
26 min 22 s26 min
23 min 39 s24 min
22 min 18 s22 min
Wed
21 min 33 s22 min
20 min 58 s21 min
20 min 45 s21 min
20 min 21 s20 min
20 min 18 s20 min
20 min 38 s21 min
22 min 36 s23 min
29 min 34 s30 min
37 min 37 min
36 min 28 s36 min
33 min 59 s34 min
33 min 3 s33 min
33 min 36 s34 min
33 min 37 s34 min
33 min 56 s34 min
36 min 4 s36 min
34 min 18 s34 min
35 min 22 s35 min
35 min 41 s36 min
32 min 47 s33 min
29 min 51 s30 min
27 min 10 s27 min
24 min 8 s24 min
22 min 36 s23 min
Thu
21 min 48 s22 min
21 min 21 min
20 min 44 s21 min
20 min 19 s20 min
20 min 14 s20 min
20 min 30 s21 min
22 min 13 s22 min
29 min 9 s29 min
36 min 40 s37 min
36 min 46 s37 min
34 min 20 s34 min
33 min 44 s34 min
34 min 19 s34 min
34 min 33 s35 min
35 min 16 s35 min
37 min 3 s37 min
35 min 14 s35 min
36 min 27 s36 min
37 min 37 min
33 min 50 s34 min
30 min 36 s31 min
27 min 29 s27 min
24 min 20 s24 min
22 min 52 s23 min
Fri
21 min 58 s22 min
21 min 11 s21 min
20 min 51 s21 min
20 min 19 s20 min
20 min 9 s20 min
20 min 19 s20 min
22 min 5 s22 min
28 min 30 s29 min
34 min 39 s35 min
34 min 24 s34 min
32 min 59 s33 min
33 min 10 s33 min
34 min 20 s34 min
35 min 7 s35 min
35 min 59 s36 min
38 min 13 s38 min
36 min 37 s37 min
36 min 52 s37 min
36 min 20 s36 min
32 min 36 s33 min
30 min 58 s31 min
28 min 56 s29 min
26 min 14 s26 min
24 min 37 s25 min
Sat
23 min 33 s24 min
22 min 31 s23 min
21 min 56 s22 min
20 min 47 s21 min
20 min 13 s20 min
20 min 4 s20 min
20 min 33 s21 min
22 min 6 s22 min
22 min 59 s23 min
24 min 48 s25 min
27 min 8 s27 min
28 min 53 s29 min
30 min 14 s30 min
30 min 50 s31 min
30 min 26 s30 min
29 min 4 s29 min
27 min 26 s27 min
27 min 49 s28 min
27 min 38 s28 min
27 min 37 s28 min
29 min 30 s30 min
28 min 30 s29 min
27 min 21 s27 min
26 min 28 s26 min
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