Cork traffic

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Cork2024 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
162
Average travel time per 10 km
21
min
51
s
no change since 2023
Average speed
27.5km/h
no change since 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 16, Wednesday
27 min 16 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
75%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
38
Average congestion level
41%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Cork depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Cork 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
26 min 36 sec
22.6 km/h
Average speed
75%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
26 min 43 sec
22.5 km/h
Average speed
77%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
88 hours = 3 days, 16 hours
3 h 14 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Cork

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


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
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01:00 AM
02:00 AM
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Sun
19 min 39 s20 min
19 min 9 s19 min
19 min 35 s20 min
18 min 24 s18 min
17 min 44 s18 min
16 min 46 s17 min
15 min 11 s15 min
15 min 28 s15 min
15 min 34 s16 min
15 min 53 s16 min
16 min 58 s17 min
18 min 13 s18 min
19 min 21 s19 min
20 min 6 s20 min
20 min 13 s20 min
19 min 51 s20 min
19 min 56 s20 min
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19 min 55 s20 min
19 min 46 s20 min
19 min 25 s19 min
19 min 4 s19 min
19 min 16 s19 min
19 min 5 s19 min
Mon
19 min 12 s19 min
19 min 24 s19 min
18 min 51 s19 min
17 min 49 s18 min
15 min 59 s16 min
15 min 13 s15 min
14 min 53 s15 min
18 min 54 s19 min
26 min 13 s26 min
20 min 35 s21 min
19 min 43 s20 min
20 min 21 s20 min
20 min 54 s21 min
21 min 5 s21 min
21 min 31 s22 min
22 min 41 s23 min
23 min 52 s24 min
23 min 58 s24 min
20 min 52 s21 min
19 min 59 s20 min
19 min 22 s19 min
18 min 45 s19 min
18 min 37 s19 min
18 min 16 s18 min
Tue
18 min 27 s18 min
18 min 59 s19 min
18 min 47 s19 min
17 min 30 s18 min
15 min 35 s16 min
14 min 50 s15 min
15 min 8 s15 min
19 min 55 s20 min
27 min 42 s28 min
22 min 32 s23 min
20 min 58 s21 min
21 min 24 s21 min
22 min 3 s22 min
22 min 11 s22 min
22 min 19 s22 min
23 min 42 s24 min
26 min 8 s26 min
28 min 22 s28 min
23 min 52 s24 min
21 min 21 min
19 min 51 s20 min
19 min 6 s19 min
19 min 4 s19 min
18 min 30 s19 min
Wed
18 min 25 s18 min
18 min 43 s19 min
18 min 37 s19 min
17 min 48 s18 min
15 min 45 s16 min
14 min 59 s15 min
15 min 4 s15 min
19 min 52 s20 min
27 min 47 s28 min
22 min 21 s22 min
21 min 7 s21 min
21 min 42 s22 min
22 min 36 s23 min
24 min 18 s24 min
23 min 22 s23 min
23 min 11 s23 min
25 min 41 s26 min
28 min 22 s28 min
24 min 37 s25 min
21 min 53 s22 min
20 min 15 s20 min
19 min 31 s20 min
19 min 8 s19 min
18 min 41 s19 min
Thu
18 min 49 s19 min
19 min 19 min
19 min 1 s19 min
17 min 48 s18 min
15 min 37 s16 min
15 min 8 s15 min
15 min 12 s15 min
19 min 38 s20 min
26 min 53 s27 min
21 min 54 s22 min
21 min 6 s21 min
21 min 41 s22 min
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 49 s23 min
23 min 9 s23 min
24 min 26 s24 min
26 min 45 s27 min
28 min 9 s28 min
24 min 34 s25 min
22 min 33 s23 min
21 min 13 s21 min
20 min 17 s20 min
20 min 21 s20 min
19 min 57 s20 min
Fri
19 min 8 s19 min
19 min 46 s20 min
18 min 54 s19 min
18 min 10 s18 min
16 min 8 s16 min
15 min 26 s15 min
15 min 9 s15 min
18 min 23 s18 min
24 min 1 s24 min
20 min 38 s21 min
21 min 4 s21 min
21 min 54 s22 min
23 min 13 s23 min
24 min 1 s24 min
24 min 12 s24 min
25 min 26 s25 min
26 min 16 s26 min
24 min 16 s24 min
22 min 24 s22 min
22 min 31 s23 min
21 min 35 s22 min
20 min 19 s20 min
20 min 40 s21 min
20 min 20 s20 min
Sat
19 min 44 s20 min
19 min 48 s20 min
19 min 56 s20 min
18 min 32 s19 min
17 min 10 s17 min
16 min 41 s17 min
15 min 28 s15 min
15 min 38 s16 min
16 min 30 s17 min
17 min 24 s17 min
18 min 43 s19 min
20 min 11 s20 min
21 min 46 s22 min
22 min 11 s22 min
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21 min 18 s21 min
21 min 30 s22 min
21 min 28 s21 min
21 min 36 s22 min
21 min 4 s21 min
20 min 41 s21 min
20 min 35 s21 min
20 min 12 s20 min
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