Utrecht traffic

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Utrecht2024 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
387
Average travel time per 10 km
14
min
26
s
30 s more than in 2023
Average speed
41.6km/h
1.4 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
August 16, Friday
18 min 14 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
48%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
242
Average congestion level
29%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Utrecht depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
16%
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28%
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How busy was Utrecht 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
15 min 21 sec
39.1 km/h
Average speed
45%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
18 min 1 sec
33.3 km/h
Average speed
57%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
43 hours = 1 day, 19 hours
1 h 32 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Utrecht

What did traffic look like over a week in Utrecht?
One way commute
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  • Speed
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Sun
12 min 32 s13 min
12 min 13 s12 min
11 min 58 s12 min
11 min 47 s12 min
11 min 20 s11 min
10 min 27 s10 min
9 min 41 s10 min
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10 min 8 s10 min
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14 min 33 s15 min
15 min 23 s15 min
15 min 42 s16 min
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14 min 49 s15 min
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13 min 6 s13 min
12 min 47 s13 min
12 min 40 s13 min
12 min 40 s13 min
11 min 55 s12 min
Mon
11 min 49 s12 min
11 min 22 s11 min
10 min 39 s11 min
9 min 58 s10 min
8 min 52 s9 min
7 min 47 s8 min
8 min 58 s9 min
11 min 35 s12 min
15 min 30 s16 min
13 min 42 s14 min
13 min 8 s13 min
13 min 28 s13 min
13 min 57 s14 min
14 min 8 s14 min
14 min 42 s15 min
15 min 2 s15 min
15 min 58 s16 min
16 min 56 s17 min
14 min 23 s14 min
14 min 4 s14 min
13 min 57 s14 min
13 min 30 s14 min
13 min 9 s13 min
12 min 14 s12 min
Tue
11 min 56 s12 min
11 min 18 s11 min
10 min 32 s11 min
9 min 38 s10 min
8 min 49 s9 min
7 min 46 s8 min
9 min 3 s9 min
11 min 53 s12 min
16 min 21 s16 min
14 min 27 s14 min
13 min 34 s14 min
13 min 52 s14 min
14 min 18 s14 min
14 min 26 s14 min
14 min 47 s15 min
15 min 30 s16 min
17 min 32 s18 min
19 min 12 s19 min
15 min 29 s15 min
14 min 6 s14 min
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13 min 33 s14 min
13 min 16 s13 min
12 min 22 s12 min
Wed
12 min 6 s12 min
11 min 27 s11 min
10 min 43 s11 min
9 min 46 s10 min
8 min 48 s9 min
7 min 51 s8 min
9 min 9 min
11 min 15 s11 min
14 min 58 s15 min
13 min 59 s14 min
13 min 53 s14 min
14 min 6 s14 min
14 min 42 s15 min
14 min 47 s15 min
15 min 7 s15 min
15 min 47 s16 min
17 min 17 s17 min
18 min 18 min
15 min 5 s15 min
14 min 13 s14 min
13 min 55 s14 min
13 min 29 s13 min
13 min 15 s13 min
12 min 30 s13 min
Thu
12 min 12 min
11 min 31 s12 min
10 min 39 s11 min
9 min 47 s10 min
8 min 52 s9 min
7 min 53 s8 min
9 min 3 s9 min
11 min 33 s12 min
15 min 59 s16 min
14 min 44 s15 min
13 min 54 s14 min
14 min 5 s14 min
14 min 34 s15 min
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15 min 8 s15 min
15 min 47 s16 min
17 min 28 s17 min
19 min 11 s19 min
15 min 51 s16 min
14 min 9 s14 min
13 min 59 s14 min
13 min 33 s14 min
13 min 18 s13 min
12 min 25 s12 min
Fri
12 min 10 s12 min
11 min 45 s12 min
11 min 16 s11 min
10 min 33 s11 min
9 min 21 s9 min
8 min 7 s8 min
9 min 7 s9 min
10 min 59 s11 min
13 min 44 s14 min
13 min 41 s14 min
14 min 9 s14 min
14 min 35 s15 min
15 min 14 s15 min
15 min 32 s16 min
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16 min 48 s17 min
16 min 38 s17 min
15 min 7 s15 min
14 min 22 s14 min
14 min 14 s14 min
13 min 52 s14 min
13 min 46 s14 min
13 min 6 s13 min
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13 min 13 min
12 min 31 s13 min
11 min 57 s12 min
11 min 45 s12 min
11 min 2 s11 min
9 min 59 s10 min
9 min 38 s10 min
9 min 59 s10 min
11 min 8 s11 min
12 min 43 s13 min
13 min 58 s14 min
14 min 46 s15 min
15 min 40 s16 min
16 min 26 s16 min
17 min 6 s17 min
16 min 52 s17 min
16 min 5 s16 min
15 min 36 s16 min
14 min 42 s15 min
14 min 5 s14 min
13 min 36 s14 min
13 min 5 s13 min
13 min 7 s13 min
12 min 44 s13 min
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