Auckland traffic

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Auckland2024 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
251
Average travel time per 10 km
18
min
59
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
31.6km/h
0.1 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 15, Friday
23 min 9 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
53%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
196
Average congestion level
31%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Auckland depending on the day and time of day?
©TomTom, ©OpenStreetMap
Average congestion level
13%
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Opacity
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How busy was Auckland 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 51 sec
26.2 km/h
Average speed
57%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
25 min 59 sec
23.1 km/h
Average speed
72%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
73 hours = 3 days, 1 hour
55 min less than in 2023

Driving patterns in Auckland

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
04:00 AM
05:00 AM
06:00 AM
07:00 AM
08:00 AM
09:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
02:00 PM
03:00 PM
04:00 PM
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06:00 PM
07:00 PM
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11:00 PM
Sun
17 min 50 s18 min
17 min 35 s18 min
16 min 47 s17 min
15 min 53 s16 min
15 min 24 s15 min
14 min 34 s15 min
12 min 50 s13 min
13 min 18 s13 min
13 min 50 s14 min
14 min 28 s14 min
15 min 18 s15 min
16 min 2 s16 min
17 min 10 s17 min
17 min 10 s17 min
16 min 55 s17 min
16 min 36 s17 min
16 min 21 s16 min
16 min 27 s16 min
16 min 53 s17 min
16 min 44 s17 min
16 min 36 s17 min
16 min 30 s17 min
16 min 46 s17 min
16 min 43 s17 min
Mon
17 min 8 s17 min
16 min 34 s17 min
16 min 29 s16 min
15 min 31 s16 min
13 min 8 s13 min
11 min 33 s12 min
13 min 28 s13 min
17 min 55 s18 min
22 min 30 s23 min
18 min 26 s18 min
16 min 54 s17 min
17 min 4 s17 min
17 min 36 s18 min
17 min 18 s17 min
17 min 42 s18 min
19 min 54 s20 min
21 min 16 s21 min
23 min 15 s23 min
18 min 49 s19 min
17 min 5 s17 min
16 min 49 s17 min
16 min 25 s16 min
16 min 34 s17 min
16 min 13 s16 min
Tue
15 min 39 s16 min
15 min 50 s16 min
15 min 52 s16 min
15 min 4 s15 min
13 min 1 s13 min
11 min 42 s12 min
13 min 48 s14 min
18 min 27 s18 min
23 min 52 s24 min
19 min 59 s20 min
17 min 53 s18 min
17 min 58 s18 min
18 min 30 s19 min
18 min 7 s18 min
18 min 56 s19 min
21 min 59 s22 min
24 min 30 s25 min
27 min 41 s28 min
21 min 10 s21 min
17 min 58 s18 min
17 min 19 s17 min
16 min 53 s17 min
17 min 21 s17 min
17 min 7 s17 min
Wed
16 min 28 s16 min
16 min 24 s16 min
16 min 21 s16 min
15 min 30 s16 min
13 min 22 s13 min
11 min 49 s12 min
13 min 49 s14 min
18 min 23 s18 min
23 min 34 s24 min
20 min 5 s20 min
18 min 24 s18 min
18 min 28 s18 min
19 min 7 s19 min
18 min 44 s19 min
19 min 42 s20 min
22 min 42 s23 min
25 min 36 s26 min
29 min 3 s29 min
22 min 25 s22 min
18 min 44 s19 min
17 min 58 s18 min
17 min 32 s18 min
17 min 44 s18 min
17 min 48 s18 min
Thu
16 min 44 s17 min
16 min 33 s17 min
16 min 21 s16 min
15 min 22 s15 min
13 min 25 s13 min
12 min 12 min
13 min 49 s14 min
18 min 13 s18 min
23 min 28 s23 min
20 min 6 s20 min
18 min 22 s18 min
18 min 32 s19 min
19 min 11 s19 min
18 min 46 s19 min
19 min 53 s20 min
22 min 48 s23 min
25 min 26 s25 min
28 min 1 s28 min
21 min 50 s22 min
18 min 37 s19 min
17 min 57 s18 min
17 min 28 s17 min
17 min 9 s17 min
16 min 49 s17 min
Fri
16 min 28 s16 min
16 min 8 s16 min
16 min 4 s16 min
15 min 27 s15 min
13 min 34 s14 min
12 min 7 s12 min
13 min 26 s13 min
17 min 8 s17 min
20 min 48 s21 min
18 min 10 s18 min
17 min 59 s18 min
18 min 31 s19 min
19 min 44 s20 min
19 min 40 s20 min
20 min 48 s21 min
23 min 33 s24 min
23 min 7 s23 min
22 min 3 s22 min
20 min 11 s20 min
19 min 7 s19 min
18 min 53 s19 min
18 min 36 s19 min
18 min 23 s18 min
18 min 19 s18 min
Sat
17 min 58 s18 min
17 min 46 s18 min
17 min 3 s17 min
16 min 14 s16 min
15 min 19 s15 min
13 min 43 s14 min
12 min 34 s13 min
13 min 10 s13 min
14 min 5 s14 min
15 min 17 s15 min
16 min 39 s17 min
17 min 56 s18 min
19 min 14 s19 min
19 min 14 s19 min
19 min 4 s19 min
18 min 49 s19 min
18 min 27 s18 min
18 min 46 s19 min
19 min 30 s20 min
19 min 5 s19 min
18 min 49 s19 min
18 min 41 s19 min
18 min 25 s18 min
18 min 26 s18 min
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