Osaka traffic

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Osaka2024 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
130
Average travel time per 10 km
22
min
58
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
26.1km/h
0.4 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
July 12, Friday
26 min 2 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
47%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
161
Average congestion level
32%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Osaka depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
11%
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45%
Opacity
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11 PM

How busy was Osaka 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
50%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
26 min 28 sec
22.7 km/h
Average speed
52%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
66 hours = 2 days, 18 hours
2 h 31 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Osaka

What did traffic look like over a week in Osaka?
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
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Sun
20 min 38 s21 min
20 min 40 s21 min
20 min 36 s21 min
19 min 50 s20 min
18 min 46 s19 min
16 min 37 s17 min
15 min 41 s16 min
16 min 20 s16 min
17 min 43 s18 min
19 min 8 s19 min
20 min 39 s21 min
21 min 38 s22 min
22 min 22 s22 min
22 min 38 s23 min
22 min 41 s23 min
22 min 26 s22 min
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 22 s22 min
21 min 45 s22 min
21 min 10 s21 min
20 min 29 s20 min
19 min 54 s20 min
19 min 49 s20 min
19 min 41 s20 min
Mon
19 min 46 s20 min
20 min 6 s20 min
20 min 7 s20 min
19 min 19 min
17 min 37 s18 min
16 min 15 s16 min
17 min 22 s17 min
21 min 42 s22 min
24 min 15 s24 min
23 min 30 s24 min
23 min 49 s24 min
23 min 42 s24 min
23 min 25 s23 min
23 min 53 s24 min
24 min 21 s24 min
24 min 24 s24 min
24 min 3 s24 min
25 min 19 s25 min
25 min 13 s25 min
22 min 42 s23 min
21 min 17 s21 min
20 min 43 s21 min
20 min 44 s21 min
20 min 25 s20 min
Tue
20 min 19 s20 min
20 min 39 s21 min
20 min 39 s21 min
19 min 26 s19 min
18 min 3 s18 min
16 min 49 s17 min
17 min 53 s18 min
22 min 30 s23 min
25 min 19 s25 min
24 min 49 s25 min
24 min 53 s25 min
24 min 33 s25 min
23 min 54 s24 min
24 min 23 s24 min
24 min 57 s25 min
25 min 5 s25 min
24 min 52 s25 min
26 min 26 s26 min
26 min 12 s26 min
23 min 10 s23 min
21 min 49 s22 min
21 min 14 s21 min
21 min 10 s21 min
20 min 44 s21 min
Wed
20 min 28 s20 min
20 min 48 s21 min
20 min 45 s21 min
19 min 37 s20 min
18 min 14 s18 min
16 min 45 s17 min
17 min 37 s18 min
21 min 50 s22 min
24 min 21 s24 min
24 min 3 s24 min
24 min 17 s24 min
24 min 4 s24 min
23 min 34 s24 min
24 min 4 s24 min
24 min 36 s25 min
24 min 41 s25 min
24 min 29 s24 min
26 min 4 s26 min
25 min 43 s26 min
22 min 50 s23 min
21 min 44 s22 min
21 min 14 s21 min
21 min 11 s21 min
20 min 50 s21 min
Thu
20 min 35 s21 min
20 min 50 s21 min
20 min 55 s21 min
19 min 47 s20 min
18 min 20 s18 min
16 min 55 s17 min
17 min 43 s18 min
22 min 7 s22 min
25 min 1 s25 min
24 min 55 s25 min
25 min 3 s25 min
24 min 34 s25 min
23 min 59 s24 min
24 min 28 s24 min
25 min 3 s25 min
25 min 11 s25 min
25 min 1 s25 min
26 min 44 s27 min
26 min 20 s26 min
23 min 10 s23 min
21 min 52 s22 min
21 min 20 s21 min
21 min 20 s21 min
20 min 53 s21 min
Fri
20 min 31 s21 min
20 min 44 s21 min
20 min 46 s21 min
19 min 40 s20 min
18 min 20 s18 min
16 min 49 s17 min
17 min 45 s18 min
22 min 5 s22 min
25 min 9 s25 min
25 min 11 s25 min
25 min 33 s26 min
25 min 9 s25 min
24 min 28 s24 min
24 min 55 s25 min
25 min 40 s26 min
25 min 58 s26 min
25 min 56 s26 min
27 min 41 s28 min
27 min 25 s27 min
23 min 50 s24 min
22 min 16 s22 min
21 min 42 s22 min
21 min 46 s22 min
21 min 20 s21 min
Sat
20 min 32 s21 min
20 min 22 s20 min
20 min 21 s20 min
19 min 31 s20 min
18 min 21 s18 min
16 min 32 s17 min
16 min 22 s16 min
18 min 9 s18 min
19 min 56 s20 min
21 min 6 s21 min
22 min 27 s22 min
23 min 5 s23 min
23 min 34 s24 min
23 min 47 s24 min
23 min 42 s24 min
23 min 41 s24 min
24 min 6 s24 min
25 min 6 s25 min
24 min 12 s24 min
22 min 42 s23 min
22 min 4 s22 min
21 min 24 s21 min
21 min 21 s21 min
21 min 2 s21 min
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