Edinburgh traffic

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Edinburgh2024 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
58
Average travel time per 10 km
27
min
24
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
21.9km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
May 23, Thursday
30 min 58 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
56%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
48
Average congestion level
40%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Edinburgh depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
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How busy was Edinburgh 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
31 min 9 sec
19.3 km/h
Average speed
61%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
32 min 21 sec
18.5 km/h
Average speed
65%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
94 hours = 3 days, 22 hours
5 h 1 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Edinburgh

What did traffic look like over a week in Edinburgh?
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
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05:00 PM
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11:00 PM
Sun
21 min 21 min
20 min 6 s20 min
19 min 29 s19 min
18 min 45 s19 min
18 min 2 s18 min
18 min 10 s18 min
18 min 56 s19 min
20 min 1 s20 min
21 min 30 s22 min
23 min 38 s24 min
25 min 56 s26 min
27 min 3 s27 min
28 min 22 s28 min
28 min 23 s28 min
28 min 23 s28 min
27 min 48 s28 min
27 min 48 s28 min
27 min 23 s27 min
26 min 25 s26 min
25 min 21 s25 min
24 min 23 s24 min
23 min 33 s24 min
22 min 38 s23 min
21 min 54 s22 min
Mon
20 min 45 s21 min
20 min 19 s20 min
19 min 49 s20 min
18 min 49 s19 min
17 min 59 s18 min
18 min 37 s19 min
20 min 3 s20 min
24 min 36 s25 min
30 min 20 s30 min
27 min 42 s28 min
27 min 32 s28 min
27 min 49 s28 min
28 min 13 s28 min
28 min 2 s28 min
28 min 10 s28 min
29 min 48 s30 min
30 min 49 s31 min
30 min 59 s31 min
28 min 4 s28 min
25 min 50 s26 min
24 min 27 s24 min
23 min 36 s24 min
22 min 28 s22 min
21 min 27 s21 min
Tue
20 min 14 s20 min
19 min 45 s20 min
19 min 37 s20 min
18 min 30 s19 min
18 min 5 s18 min
18 min 24 s18 min
20 min 20 s20 min
25 min 26 s25 min
31 min 57 s32 min
28 min 52 s29 min
28 min 7 s28 min
28 min 16 s28 min
28 min 39 s29 min
28 min 31 s29 min
28 min 45 s29 min
30 min 37 s31 min
32 min 17 s32 min
33 min 4 s33 min
29 min 31 s30 min
26 min 33 s27 min
24 min 49 s25 min
23 min 57 s24 min
22 min 52 s23 min
21 min 34 s22 min
Wed
20 min 27 s20 min
19 min 54 s20 min
19 min 32 s20 min
18 min 31 s19 min
18 min 4 s18 min
18 min 33 s19 min
20 min 15 s20 min
25 min 32 s26 min
31 min 59 s32 min
28 min 50 s29 min
28 min 17 s28 min
28 min 32 s29 min
29 min 8 s29 min
28 min 48 s29 min
28 min 56 s29 min
30 min 52 s31 min
32 min 32 s33 min
33 min 11 s33 min
30 min 9 s30 min
27 min 11 s27 min
25 min 5 s25 min
24 min 17 s24 min
23 min 13 s23 min
21 min 39 s22 min
Thu
20 min 30 s21 min
19 min 59 s20 min
19 min 24 s19 min
18 min 27 s18 min
18 min 8 s18 min
18 min 47 s19 min
20 min 13 s20 min
25 min 9 s25 min
31 min 32 s32 min
28 min 46 s29 min
28 min 18 s28 min
28 min 40 s29 min
29 min 15 s29 min
29 min 1 s29 min
29 min 5 s29 min
31 min 11 s31 min
32 min 19 s32 min
33 min 14 s33 min
30 min 16 s30 min
27 min 16 s27 min
25 min 22 s25 min
24 min 23 s24 min
23 min 17 s23 min
21 min 47 s22 min
Fri
20 min 32 s21 min
19 min 55 s20 min
19 min 36 s20 min
18 min 40 s19 min
18 min 1 s18 min
18 min 46 s19 min
20 min 8 s20 min
24 min 28 s24 min
29 min 48 s30 min
27 min 57 s28 min
28 min 35 s29 min
29 min 16 s29 min
30 min 58 s31 min
30 min 34 s31 min
30 min 31 s31 min
31 min 22 s31 min
31 min 6 s31 min
31 min 12 s31 min
29 min 34 s30 min
27 min 39 s28 min
25 min 44 s26 min
24 min 52 s25 min
23 min 59 s24 min
22 min 41 s23 min
Sat
21 min 3 s21 min
20 min 17 s20 min
19 min 49 s20 min
18 min 49 s19 min
18 min 13 s18 min
18 min 24 s18 min
19 min 17 s19 min
20 min 39 s21 min
22 min 57 s23 min
25 min 32 s26 min
28 min 10 s28 min
29 min 22 s29 min
30 min 11 s30 min
30 min 2 s30 min
29 min 34 s30 min
28 min 42 s29 min
28 min 38 s29 min
29 min 16 s29 min
27 min 59 s28 min
26 min 50 s27 min
25 min 31 s26 min
24 min 36 s25 min
23 min 46 s24 min
22 min 35 s23 min
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