Brussels traffic

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Brussels2024 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
30
Average travel time per 10 km
30
min
22
s
30 s more than in 2023
Average speed
19.8km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
December 5, Thursday
36 min 15 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
56%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
141
Average congestion level
33%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Brussels depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
11%
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45%
Opacity
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10 PM
11 PM

How busy was Brussels 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 14 sec
16.6 km/h
Average speed
61%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
40 min 19 sec
14.9 km/h
Average speed
75%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
118 hours = 4 days, 22 hours
6 h 6 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Brussels

What did traffic look like over a week in Brussels?
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
05:00 PM
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11:00 PM
Sun
24 min 44 s25 min
23 min 49 s24 min
23 min 27 s23 min
23 min 2 s23 min
22 min 35 s23 min
22 min 27 s22 min
22 min 9 s22 min
21 min 51 s22 min
22 min 33 s23 min
23 min 34 s24 min
25 min 2 s25 min
26 min 32 s27 min
28 min 16 s28 min
29 min 22 s29 min
30 min 31 s31 min
31 min 19 s31 min
30 min 31 s31 min
30 min 17 s30 min
29 min 24 s29 min
27 min 44 s28 min
26 min 30 s27 min
25 min 45 s26 min
27 min 27 min
26 min 2 s26 min
Mon
25 min 20 s25 min
24 min 35 s25 min
24 min 16 s24 min
23 min 38 s24 min
22 min 44 s23 min
21 min 47 s22 min
22 min 44 s23 min
29 min 16 s29 min
36 min 54 s37 min
32 min 33 s33 min
28 min 12 s28 min
28 min 14 s28 min
28 min 50 s29 min
28 min 46 s29 min
29 min 24 s29 min
33 min 33 min
36 min 33 s37 min
38 min 28 s38 min
33 min 45 s34 min
27 min 42 s28 min
26 min 2 s26 min
25 min 26 s25 min
26 min 55 s27 min
25 min 40 s26 min
Tue
25 min 9 s25 min
24 min 44 s25 min
24 min 47 s25 min
24 min 14 s24 min
23 min 21 s23 min
22 min 5 s22 min
23 min 23 min
30 min 30 s31 min
39 min 24 s39 min
35 min 38 s36 min
30 min 19 s30 min
29 min 35 s30 min
30 min 25 s30 min
30 min 4 s30 min
30 min 47 s31 min
34 min 41 s35 min
39 min 27 s39 min
42 min 51 s43 min
38 min 38 s39 min
30 min 3 s30 min
26 min 20 s26 min
25 min 25 s25 min
27 min 21 s27 min
26 min 8 s26 min
Wed
25 min 8 s25 min
24 min 37 s25 min
24 min 42 s25 min
24 min 8 s24 min
23 min 13 s23 min
21 min 53 s22 min
22 min 35 s23 min
28 min 11 s28 min
34 min 21 s34 min
30 min 45 s31 min
28 min 15 s28 min
28 min 57 s29 min
31 min 16 s31 min
31 min 16 s31 min
31 min 6 s31 min
32 min 44 s33 min
35 min 41 s36 min
38 min 38 s39 min
36 min 16 s36 min
30 min 23 s30 min
27 min 1 s27 min
25 min 51 s26 min
27 min 40 s28 min
26 min 35 s27 min
Thu
25 min 20 s25 min
24 min 42 s25 min
24 min 44 s25 min
24 min 15 s24 min
23 min 17 s23 min
22 min 1 s22 min
22 min 56 s23 min
29 min 39 s30 min
38 min 21 s38 min
34 min 59 s35 min
30 min 14 s30 min
29 min 53 s30 min
31 min 21 s31 min
30 min 58 s31 min
31 min 37 s32 min
35 min 38 s36 min
39 min 39 s40 min
42 min 48 s43 min
39 min 11 s39 min
31 min 31 s32 min
27 min 3 s27 min
25 min 55 s26 min
27 min 54 s28 min
26 min 43 s27 min
Fri
25 min 15 s25 min
24 min 21 s24 min
24 min 13 s24 min
23 min 36 s24 min
22 min 48 s23 min
21 min 58 s22 min
22 min 40 s23 min
26 min 49 s27 min
31 min 46 s32 min
29 min 13 s29 min
28 min 20 s28 min
29 min 14 s29 min
31 min 8 s31 min
30 min 41 s31 min
31 min 33 s32 min
36 min 28 s36 min
38 min 42 s39 min
38 min 48 s39 min
35 min 49 s36 min
32 min 1 s32 min
28 min 34 s29 min
27 min 27 min
26 min 24 s26 min
25 min 36 s26 min
Sat
24 min 22 s24 min
23 min 39 s24 min
23 min 28 s23 min
22 min 59 s23 min
22 min 24 s22 min
22 min 16 s22 min
22 min 3 s22 min
21 min 49 s22 min
22 min 26 s22 min
23 min 58 s24 min
25 min 58 s26 min
28 min 5 s28 min
30 min 10 s30 min
31 min 20 s31 min
32 min 35 s33 min
33 min 38 s34 min
33 min 53 s34 min
33 min 51 s34 min
33 min 48 s34 min
32 min 17 s32 min
29 min 41 s30 min
27 min 32 s28 min
26 min 44 s27 min
26 min 8 s26 min
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