Traffic in Mexico

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,640.50kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 75.36 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	5.90%
Walking	11.99%
Car	64.76%
Bicycle	2.68%
Motorcycle	1.07%
Bus/Trolleybus	10.38%
Tram/Streetcar	0.00%
Train/Metro	3.22%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	5.12 km
Walking	26.42 min
Waiting	1.00 min
Driving Car	3.71 min
Bicycle	0.88 min
Motorcycle	0.19 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.69 min
Train/Metro Ride	0.72 min
Overall	35.28 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	17.75 km
Walking	0.86 min
Driving Car	35.28 min
Overall	36.15 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance	10.83 km
Walking	0.47 min
Bicycle	33.73 min
Overall	34.87 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance	21.86 km
Walking	0.67 min
Motorcycle	30.00 min
Overall	30.67 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	13.04 km
Walking	7.86 min
Waiting	9.34 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	36.91 min
Train/Metro Ride	4.57 min
Overall	59.41 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	15.29 km
Walking	12.39 min
Waiting	7.83 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	4.17 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.72 min
Train/Metro Ride	33.06 min
Overall	58.44 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	15.35 km
Overall	39.21 min

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Last update: 13 May 2025

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 Mexico

City	Traffic Index	Time Index (in minutes)	Time Exp. Index	Inefficiency Index	CO₂ Emission Index
Mexico City	259.9	52.7	8403.2	349.4	9371.1
Guadalajara	190.4	41.8	2187.2	200.9	7681.5
Tijuana	172.3	36.9	879.5	173.4	8566.4
Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro)	145.8	33.6	379.0	127.4	6628.3
Monterrey	137.1	32.1	237.0	131.5	6115.8