Leuven traffic

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Leuven2024 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
427
Average travel time per 10 km
13
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1
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
46.1km/h
1.2 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
January 17, Wednesday
20 min 16 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
80%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
353
Average congestion level
24%
3%p more than in 2023
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Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Leuven depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
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How busy was Leuven 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
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Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
16 min 17 sec
36.9 km/h
Average speed
51%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
15 min 3 sec
39.9 km/h
Average speed
42%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
38 hours = 1 day, 14 hours
4 h 2 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Leuven

What did traffic look like over a week in Leuven?
One way commute
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10 min 17 s10 min
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10 min 37 s11 min
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10 min 34 s11 min
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10 min 33 s11 min
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