Traffic in India

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,438.37kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 66.07 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 5.98%
Walking 8.82%
Car 39.59%
Bicycle 19.78%
Motorcycle 9.01%
Bus/Trolleybus 10.62%
Tram/Streetcar 0.27%
Train/Metro 5.94%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 5.13 km
Walking 23.28 min
Waiting 1.17 min
Driving Car 2.17 min
Bicycle 2.21 min
Motorcycle 0.29 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.76 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.37 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.18 min
Overall 33.68 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 18.31 km
Walking 1.09 min
Waiting 0.01 min
Driving Car 45.88 min
Bicycle 0.01 min
Overall 47.00 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 13.22 km
Walking 1.05 min
Driving Car 0.05 min
Bicycle 35.49 min
Overall 37.20 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 16.11 km
Walking 1.20 min
Motorcycle 36.61 min
Overall 37.80 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 17.63 km
Walking 6.44 min
Waiting 7.14 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 48.43 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.58 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.08 min
Overall 65.71 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 17.93 km
Walking 10.43 min
Waiting 5.29 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 2.14 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 29.00 min
Train/Metro Ride 3.57 min
Overall 50.43 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 25.94 km
Walking 9.22 min
Waiting 8.04 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 4.08 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 1.51 min
Train/Metro Ride 43.48 min
Overall 68.43 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 16.14 km
Overall 46.50 min

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Last update: December 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 India

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Delhi 286.6 57.8 13299.7 314.8 9153.7
Kolkata 268.5 59.4 15134.2 286.0 4774.3
Mumbai 257.9 54.9 10304.5 274.1 7219.4
Bangalore 252.5 53.6 9155.7 290.9 7419.4
Coimbatore 198.9 47.0 4504.4 210.2 4944.6
Chennai 197.7 46.7 4363.6 231.3 4860.7
Pune 191.2 44.1 3080.4 222.2 5885.2
Hyderabad 178.5 42.3 2360.7 207.7 5360.5
Gurgaon 157.0 35.4 619.3 201.7 6809.3
Ahmedabad 148.6 38.6 1244.4 157.8 3868.0
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