Gothenburg traffic

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Gothenburg2024 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
322
Average travel time per 10 km
16
min
42
s
10 s less than in 2023
Average speed
35.9km/h
0.2 km/h faster than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
December 13, Friday
21 min 42 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
28%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
407
Average congestion level
21%
no change since 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Gothenburg depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Gothenburg 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
19 min 6 sec
31.4 km/h
Average speed
42%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
21 min 12 sec
28.3 km/h
Average speed
54%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
50 hours = 2 days, 2 hours
10 min less than in 2023

Driving patterns in Gothenburg

What did traffic look like over a week in Gothenburg?
One way commute
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16 min 41 s17 min
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Mon
15 min 38 s16 min
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16 min 6 s16 min
15 min 15 s15 min
12 min 33 s13 min
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12 min 38 s13 min
16 min 58 s17 min
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15 min 26 s15 min
14 min 53 s15 min
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14 min 53 s15 min
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15 min 51 s16 min
14 min 35 s15 min
12 min 6 s12 min
11 min 39 s12 min
12 min 38 s13 min
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Wed
15 min 49 s16 min
16 min 26 s16 min
16 min 37 s17 min
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12 min 33 s13 min
11 min 42 s12 min
12 min 37 s13 min
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16 min 42 s17 min
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15 min 46 s16 min
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16 min 12 s16 min
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11 min 47 s12 min
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16 min 9 s16 min
16 min 52 s17 min
16 min 48 s17 min
15 min 36 s16 min
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11 min 51 s12 min
12 min 23 s12 min
15 min 41 s16 min
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17 min 22 s17 min
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17 min 21 s17 min
17 min 34 s18 min
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