50 cities with the world's most painful commutes
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2015-09-08
TomTom, the Dutch company known for its navigation and mapping products, has released its annual Traffic Index, to understand global city traffic congestion. The report considers local roads, arterials and highways from 218 countries across six continents. The methodology used was measuring travel times during the whole day and during peak hours, and then comparing them with travel time during non-congested hours. Click through to find out which cities make it to the top 50.
50. Milan, Italy
Congestion level on highways: 20 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 36 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 66 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 55 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
49. Quanzhou, China
Congestion level on highways: 32 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 30 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 39 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 61 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 77 hours
48. Stockholm, Sweden
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Congestion level on highways: 26 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 33 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 57 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 65 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
47. Toronto, Canada
Congestion level on highways: 24 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 53 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 66 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
46. Seattle, Washington, United States
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Congestion level on highways: 26 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 51 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 74 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 89 hours
45. New York City, New York, United States
Congestion level on highways: 24 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 37 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 48 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 56 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 79 hours
44. Hamburg, Germany
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Congestion level on highways: 28 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 48 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 55 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 78 hours
43. Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Congestion level on highways: 26 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 36 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 51 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 68 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 88 hours
42. Nanjing, China
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Congestion level on highways: 27 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 33 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 59 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 62 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
41. Auckland, New Zealand
Congestion level on highways: 29 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 68 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 73 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 95 hours
40. Manchester, England
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Congestion level on highways: 27 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 36 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 67 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 72 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 94 hours
39. Changsha, China
Congestion level on highways: 35 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 33 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 54 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 64 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 85 hours
38. Singapore
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Congestion level on highways: 24 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 38 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 54 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 65 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
37. Izmir, Turkey
Congestion level on highways: 18 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 39 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 44 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 55 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 76 hours
36. Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Congestion level on highways: 23 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 43 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 44 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 59 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 77 hours
35. Changchun, China
Congestion level on highways: 18 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 34 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 56 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 63 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 86 hours
34. Ankara, Turkey
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Congestion level on highways: 17 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 37 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 44 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 52 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 74 hours
33. Zhuhai, China
Congestion level on highways: 39 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 33 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 52 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 79 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 90 hours
32. Brussels, Belgium
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Congestion level on highways: 30 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 67 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 71 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 94 hours
31. Shenzhen, China
Congestion level on highways: 28 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 54 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 81 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 93 hours
30. Hangzhou, China
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Congestion level on highways: 38 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 34 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 59 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 63 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 88 hours
29. Shenyang, China
Congestion level on highways: 22 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 34 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 56 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 65 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 86 hours
28. Fuzhou, China
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Congestion level on highways: 21 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 59 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 74 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 92 hours
27. Athens, Greece
Congestion level on highways: 13 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 40 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 54 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 50 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 78 hours
26. San Francisco, California, United States
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Congestion level on highways: 29 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 39 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 53 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 68 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
25. Shijiazhuang, China
Congestion level on highways: 19 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 36 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 60 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 72 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 91 hours
24. Shanghai, China
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Congestion level on highways: 39 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 34 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 66 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 67 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 92 hours
23. Fortaleza, Brazil
Congestion level on highways: 47 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 33 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 52 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 62 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 84 hours
22. Paris, France
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Congestion level on highways: 35 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 64 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 64 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 90 hours
21. Sydney, Australia
Congestion level on highways: 31 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 37 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 66 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 64 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 91 hours
20. Vancouver, Canada
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Congestion level on highways: 13 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 41 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 53 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 66 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 86 hours
19. Chengdu, China
Congestion level on highways: 24 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 37 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 64 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 67 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 91 hours
18. Marseille, France
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Congestion level on highways: 23 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 42 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 63 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 71 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 92 hours
17. Guangzhou, China
Congestion level on highways: 31 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 40 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 40 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 73 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 84 hours
16. London, England
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Congestion level on highways: 22 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 43 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 65 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 67 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 92 hours
15. Beijing, China
Congestion level on highways: 43 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 35 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 63 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 74 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 94 hours
14. Tianjin, China
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Congestion level on highways: 17 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 40 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 56 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 64 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 87 hours
13. Rome, Italy
Congestion level on highways: 24 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 43 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 71 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 65 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 93 hours
12. Chongqing, China
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Congestion level on highways: 32 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 39 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 82 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 84 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 104 hours
11. Taipei, Taiwan
Congestion level on highways: 27 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 40 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 55 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 77 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 92 hours
10. Los Angeles, California, United States
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Congestion level on highways: 36 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 42 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 60 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 80 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 95 hours
9. Warsaw, Poland
Congestion level on highways: 37 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 42 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 69 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 75 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 96 hours
8. Bucharest, Romania
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Congestion level on highways: 28 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 45 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 78 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 82 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 103 hours
7. Saint Petersburg, Russia
Congestion level on highways: 25 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 46 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 67 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 96 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 104 hours
6. Recife, Brazil
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Congestion level on highways: 37 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 55 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 81 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 82 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 103 hours
5. Salvador, Brazil
Congestion level on highways: 33 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 50 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 62 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 75 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 93 hours
4. Moscow, Russia
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Congestion level on highways: 67 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 45 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 77 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 103 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 109 hours
3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Congestion level on highways: 49 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 52 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 72 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 81 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 99 hours
2. Mexico City, Mexico
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Congestion level on highways: 46 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 59 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 93 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 89 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 110 hours
1. Istanbul, Turkey
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Congestion level on highways: 79 percent
Congestion level on non-highways: 50 percent
Morning peak (Monday to Friday): 76 percent
Evening peak (Monday to Friday): 109 percent
Delay per year with a 30 min commute: 110 hours
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