Cape Town traffic
- Major delay
- Minor delay
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Cape Town2024 traffic
Work rank 2024
Travel time
106
Average travel time per 10 km
23
min
59 s
40 s more than in 2023
Average speed
25.0km/h
0.7 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 11, Friday
33 min 12 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
82%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
85
Average congestion level
36%
3%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
2024
2023
Traffic pattern
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Average congestion level
11%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Opacity
How busy was Cape Town 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
25 min 56 sec23.1 km/h
Average speed
48%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
28 min 20 sec21.2 km/h
Average speed
60%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
72 hours = 3 days
9 h 58 min more than in 2023
Driving patterns in Cape Town
One way commute
km
- Travel time
- Congestion level
- Speed
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Sun
21 min 16 s21 min
21 min 22 s21 min
21 min 34 s22 min
21 min 3 s21 min
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18 min 12 s18 min
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21 min 43 s22 min
22 min 15 s22 min
22 min 3 s22 min
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20 min 59 s21 min
20 min 54 s21 min
20 min 53 s21 min
Mon
21 min 30 s22 min
22 min 41 s23 min
22 min 56 s23 min
21 min 57 s22 min
17 min 44 s18 min
17 min 4 s17 min
18 min 13 s18 min
21 min 56 s22 min
24 min 21 s24 min
24 min 52 s25 min
24 min 9 s24 min
24 min 1 s24 min
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25 min 19 s25 min
27 min 1 s27 min
26 min 46 s27 min
22 min 31 s23 min
21 min 19 s21 min
21 min 4 s21 min
20 min 22 s20 min
19 min 40 s20 min
19 min 3 s19 min
Tue
18 min 56 s19 min
19 min 13 s19 min
19 min 29 s19 min
18 min 27 s18 min
16 min 31 s17 min
16 min 35 s17 min
18 min 20 s18 min
22 min 29 s22 min
25 min 38 s26 min
26 min 37 s27 min
26 min 3 s26 min
25 min 30 s26 min
25 min 52 s26 min
25 min 33 s26 min
25 min 11 s25 min
26 min 49 s27 min
29 min 20 s29 min
29 min 39 s30 min
24 min 37 s25 min
22 min 9 s22 min
21 min 49 s22 min
21 min 14 s21 min
19 min 59 s20 min
19 min 21 s19 min
Wed
19 min 20 s19 min
19 min 45 s20 min
19 min 53 s20 min
18 min 58 s19 min
16 min 48 s17 min
16 min 38 s17 min
18 min 21 s18 min
22 min 29 s22 min
25 min 43 s26 min
26 min 56 s27 min
26 min 19 s26 min
25 min 48 s26 min
26 min 22 s26 min
25 min 57 s26 min
25 min 50 s26 min
27 min 38 s28 min
29 min 58 s30 min
30 min 26 s30 min
25 min 55 s26 min
22 min 54 s23 min
21 min 57 s22 min
20 min 57 s21 min
20 min 6 s20 min
19 min 34 s20 min
Thu
19 min 44 s20 min
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 59 s20 min
19 min 19 s19 min
17 min 19 s17 min
16 min 51 s17 min
18 min 17 s18 min
22 min 7 s22 min
25 min 23 s25 min
26 min 22 s26 min
26 min 7 s26 min
25 min 48 s26 min
26 min 37 s27 min
26 min 16 s26 min
25 min 53 s26 min
26 min 54 s27 min
28 min 28 s28 min
28 min 34 s29 min
24 min 50 s25 min
23 min 9 s23 min
22 min 35 s23 min
21 min 39 s22 min
20 min 49 s21 min
20 min 18 s20 min
Fri
20 min 11 s20 min
20 min 21 s20 min
20 min 37 s21 min
20 min 20 min
17 min 47 s18 min
16 min 55 s17 min
18 min 9 s18 min
21 min 51 s22 min
24 min 31 s25 min
24 min 52 s25 min
25 min 8 s25 min
25 min 41 s26 min
27 min 7 s27 min
27 min 16 s27 min
26 min 30 s27 min
26 min 36 s27 min
26 min 56 s27 min
25 min 47 s26 min
24 min 37 s25 min
23 min 11 s23 min
22 min 42 s23 min
22 min 10 s22 min
21 min 28 s21 min
21 min 2 s21 min
Sat
21 min 5 s21 min
21 min 15 s21 min
21 min 32 s22 min
20 min 54 s21 min
19 min 35 s20 min
18 min 16 s18 min
17 min 33 s18 min
17 min 59 s18 min
19 min 30 s20 min
21 min 33 s22 min
23 min 12 s23 min
24 min 23 s24 min
25 min 32 s26 min
25 min 45 s26 min
25 min 17 s25 min
24 min 50 s25 min
24 min 29 s24 min
25 min 3 s25 min
25 min 19 s25 min
24 min 20 s24 min
23 min 57 s24 min
23 min 31 s24 min
22 min 43 s23 min
21 min 45 s22 min
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