Traffic in China

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 843.20kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 38.73 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home 4.65%
Walking 25.22%
Car 28.76%
Bicycle 6.19%
Motorcycle 2.65%
Bus/Trolleybus 9.96%
Tram/Streetcar 0.88%
Train/Metro 21.68%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 3.36 km
Walking 19.71 min
Waiting 1.46 min
Bicycle 0.49 min
Motorcycle 0.21 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.66 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.25 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.51 min
Overall 25.42 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 20.65 km
Walking 2.12 min
Driving Car 38.19 min
Overall 40.31 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 4.60 km
Walking 1.46 min
Bicycle 19.93 min
Overall 21.75 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 8.63 km
Walking 1.92 min
Motorcycle 21.50 min
Overall 23.42 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 11.07 km
Walking 7.77 min
Waiting 6.11 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 33.31 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.82 min
Overall 49.12 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 16.50 km
Walking 12.00 min
Waiting 6.25 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 42.25 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.00 min
Overall 62.50 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 16.31 km
Walking 9.95 min
Waiting 4.96 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 2.12 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.61 min
Train/Metro Ride 33.18 min
Overall 52.59 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 12.73 km
Overall 38.83 min

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Last update: November 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in China

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Beijing 183.4 43.6 2864.9 192.3 5245.2
Shanghai 183.3 46.5 4215.0 224.5 3237.6
Shenzhen 113.7 34.3 469.4 91.8 2311.0
Qingdao, Shandong 79.6 27.9 45.5 78.8 1305.5
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