Glasgow traffic

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Glasgow2024 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
123
Average travel time per 10 km
23
min
19
s
10 s more than in 2023
Average speed
25.7km/h
0.2 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
November 27, Wednesday
26 min 36 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
49%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
186
Average congestion level
31%
no change since 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Glasgow depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
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How busy was Glasgow 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
24 min 50 sec
24.2 km/h
Average speed
49%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
28 min 44 sec
20.9 km/h
Average speed
62%
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
1 h 35 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Glasgow

What did traffic look like over a week in Glasgow?
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
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Sun
23 min 17 s23 min
22 min 56 s23 min
22 min 35 s23 min
21 min 56 s22 min
20 min 32 s21 min
18 min 13 s18 min
16 min 17 s16 min
16 min 14 s16 min
16 min 56 s17 min
18 min 10 s18 min
19 min 12 s19 min
20 min 34 s21 min
22 min 5 s22 min
23 min 4 s23 min
23 min 16 s23 min
22 min 41 s23 min
22 min 29 s22 min
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 14 s22 min
22 min 22 min
21 min 28 s21 min
21 min 29 s21 min
22 min 19 s22 min
22 min 20 s22 min
Mon
21 min 46 s22 min
21 min 35 s22 min
21 min 11 s21 min
20 min 28 s20 min
18 min 44 s19 min
15 min 53 s16 min
14 min 44 s15 min
18 min 47 s19 min
24 min 1 s24 min
22 min 9 s22 min
21 min 6 s21 min
21 min 46 s22 min
22 min 44 s23 min
22 min 48 s23 min
22 min 50 s23 min
23 min 55 s24 min
25 min 53 s26 min
26 min 28 s26 min
22 min 57 s23 min
21 min 57 s22 min
21 min 12 s21 min
21 min 8 s21 min
21 min 45 s22 min
21 min 43 s22 min
Tue
21 min 12 s21 min
21 min 10 s21 min
20 min 49 s21 min
19 min 30 s20 min
18 min 9 s18 min
15 min 29 s15 min
14 min 48 s15 min
19 min 29 s19 min
25 min 56 s26 min
23 min 50 s24 min
21 min 59 s22 min
22 min 21 s22 min
23 min 8 s23 min
23 min 15 s23 min
23 min 19 s23 min
24 min 44 s25 min
28 min 22 s28 min
30 min 7 s30 min
24 min 48 s25 min
22 min 33 s23 min
21 min 34 s22 min
21 min 19 s21 min
22 min 35 s23 min
22 min 15 s22 min
Wed
21 min 47 s22 min
21 min 28 s21 min
20 min 53 s21 min
19 min 48 s20 min
18 min 17 s18 min
15 min 39 s16 min
14 min 40 s15 min
19 min 35 s20 min
26 min 26 min
23 min 58 s24 min
22 min 15 s22 min
22 min 39 s23 min
23 min 43 s24 min
23 min 45 s24 min
23 min 46 s24 min
25 min 11 s25 min
28 min 42 s29 min
30 min 27 s30 min
25 min 34 s26 min
23 min 17 s23 min
21 min 49 s22 min
21 min 32 s22 min
22 min 54 s23 min
22 min 26 s22 min
Thu
22 min 3 s22 min
21 min 50 s22 min
21 min 19 s21 min
20 min 41 s21 min
18 min 41 s19 min
15 min 52 s16 min
14 min 43 s15 min
19 min 16 s19 min
25 min 4 s25 min
23 min 19 s23 min
22 min 14 s22 min
22 min 45 s23 min
23 min 56 s24 min
24 min 5 s24 min
24 min 4 s24 min
25 min 39 s26 min
28 min 50 s29 min
30 min 12 s30 min
25 min 32 s26 min
23 min 26 s23 min
22 min 9 s22 min
21 min 49 s22 min
22 min 43 s23 min
22 min 38 s23 min
Fri
22 min 4 s22 min
21 min 45 s22 min
21 min 9 s21 min
19 min 55 s20 min
18 min 32 s19 min
15 min 58 s16 min
14 min 46 s15 min
18 min 15 s18 min
22 min 59 s23 min
22 min 5 s22 min
22 min 6 s22 min
23 min 33 s24 min
24 min 55 s25 min
25 min 29 s25 min
26 min 15 s26 min
27 min 25 s27 min
27 min 2 s27 min
26 min 18 s26 min
24 min 59 s25 min
24 min 29 s24 min
23 min 25 s23 min
23 min 2 s23 min
23 min 40 s24 min
24 min 5 s24 min
Sat
22 min 51 s23 min
22 min 38 s23 min
22 min 7 s22 min
21 min 8 s21 min
19 min 45 s20 min
17 min 45 s18 min
16 min 22 s16 min
16 min 25 s16 min
17 min 12 s17 min
18 min 56 s19 min
20 min 22 s20 min
22 min 27 s22 min
24 min 15 s24 min
24 min 55 s25 min
25 min 1 s25 min
23 min 54 s24 min
23 min 54 s24 min
25 min 45 s26 min
25 min 4 s25 min
24 min 56 s25 min
24 min 22 s24 min
24 min 2 s24 min
24 min 34 s25 min
24 min 28 s24 min
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