Paris traffic

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Paris2024 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
45
Average travel time per 10 km
28
min
53
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
20.8km/h
0.2 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 9, Wednesday
34 min 44 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
49%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
215
Average congestion level
30%
1%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Paris depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
8%
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35%
Opacity
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How busy was Paris 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
33 min 10 sec
18.1 km/h
Average speed
55%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
37 min 42 sec
15.9 km/h
Average speed
65%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
101 hours = 4 days, 5 hours
3 h 6 min less than in 2023

Driving patterns in Paris

What did traffic look like over a week in Paris?
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
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Sun
25 min 35 s26 min
24 min 13 s24 min
23 min 31 s24 min
22 min 8 s22 min
20 min 54 s21 min
19 min 50 s20 min
19 min 5 s19 min
18 min 55 s19 min
19 min 17 s19 min
20 min 32 s21 min
22 min 31 s23 min
24 min 49 s25 min
27 min 16 s27 min
27 min 1 s27 min
27 min 42 s28 min
29 min 39 s30 min
30 min 37 s31 min
31 min 29 s31 min
31 min 49 s32 min
29 min 59 s30 min
26 min 29 s26 min
24 min 3 s24 min
22 min 59 s23 min
22 min 8 s22 min
Mon
21 min 36 s22 min
21 min 27 s21 min
21 min 12 s21 min
20 min 1 s20 min
18 min 6 s18 min
17 min 31 s18 min
20 min 4 s20 min
26 min 29 s26 min
33 min 9 s33 min
32 min 7 s32 min
29 min 44 s30 min
29 min 45 s30 min
29 min 53 s30 min
29 min 33 s30 min
29 min 36 s30 min
31 min 9 s31 min
33 min 15 s33 min
35 min 5 s35 min
34 min 34 min
30 min 24 s30 min
25 min 42 s26 min
23 min 53 s24 min
23 min 53 s24 min
23 min 16 s23 min
Tue
22 min 9 s22 min
21 min 27 s21 min
20 min 52 s21 min
19 min 45 s20 min
18 min 3 s18 min
17 min 50 s18 min
20 min 32 s21 min
27 min 53 s28 min
35 min 45 s36 min
34 min 59 s35 min
32 min 22 s32 min
32 min 13 s32 min
32 min 27 s32 min
31 min 44 s32 min
31 min 57 s32 min
33 min 46 s34 min
36 min 1 s36 min
38 min 12 s38 min
37 min 37 s38 min
33 min 35 s34 min
27 min 38 s28 min
24 min 56 s25 min
24 min 57 s25 min
24 min 39 s25 min
Wed
23 min 11 s23 min
22 min 16 s22 min
21 min 40 s22 min
20 min 28 s20 min
18 min 41 s19 min
18 min 5 s18 min
20 min 27 s20 min
26 min 57 s27 min
33 min 2 s33 min
32 min 46 s33 min
31 min 17 s31 min
31 min 40 s32 min
32 min 13 s32 min
31 min 48 s32 min
32 min 15 s32 min
33 min 49 s34 min
35 min 53 s36 min
38 min 5 s38 min
37 min 37 s38 min
34 min 25 s34 min
28 min 35 s29 min
25 min 25 s25 min
25 min 18 s25 min
25 min 15 s25 min
Thu
23 min 37 s24 min
22 min 31 s23 min
21 min 55 s22 min
20 min 41 s21 min
18 min 53 s19 min
18 min 15 s18 min
20 min 47 s21 min
27 min 33 s28 min
34 min 21 s34 min
33 min 57 s34 min
32 min 24 s32 min
32 min 34 s33 min
33 min 3 s33 min
32 min 30 s33 min
32 min 56 s33 min
35 min 2 s35 min
37 min 36 s38 min
39 min 50 s40 min
38 min 48 s39 min
35 min 8 s35 min
29 min 25 s29 min
26 min 7 s26 min
25 min 58 s26 min
25 min 55 s26 min
Fri
24 min 17 s24 min
23 min 16 s23 min
22 min 44 s23 min
21 min 26 s21 min
19 min 23 s19 min
18 min 30 s19 min
20 min 25 s20 min
25 min 33 s26 min
29 min 29 s29 min
29 min 21 s29 min
30 min 10 s30 min
31 min 39 s32 min
32 min 41 s33 min
31 min 40 s32 min
32 min 6 s32 min
34 min 28 s34 min
36 min 23 s36 min
37 min 16 s37 min
36 min 35 s37 min
34 min 5 s34 min
29 min 51 s30 min
27 min 12 s27 min
26 min 2 s26 min
25 min 57 s26 min
Sat
25 min 7 s25 min
24 min 4 s24 min
23 min 46 s24 min
22 min 20 s22 min
20 min 49 s21 min
19 min 42 s20 min
19 min 30 s20 min
19 min 41 s20 min
20 min 36 s21 min
22 min 43 s23 min
25 min 5 s25 min
27 min 25 s27 min
29 min 10 s29 min
29 min 4 s29 min
29 min 40 s30 min
31 min 34 s32 min
32 min 24 s32 min
32 min 38 s33 min
33 min 38 s34 min
33 min 43 s34 min
30 min 31 s31 min
27 min 21 s27 min
26 min 4 s26 min
26 min 6 s26 min
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