Traffic in New Zealand

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,304.35kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 59.92 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 4.07%
Walking 13.95%
Car 59.30%
Bicycle 4.94%
Motorcycle 3.20%
Bus/Trolleybus 11.34%
Tram/Streetcar 0.00%
Train/Metro 3.20%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 3.31 km
Walking 21.23 min
Waiting 0.79 min
Driving Car 1.25 min
Bicycle 0.65 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.15 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.31 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.44 min
Overall 25.92 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 20.47 km
Walking 1.10 min
Driving Car 30.60 min
Overall 31.69 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 6.94 km
Walking 0.41 min
Bicycle 21.00 min
Overall 21.71 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 30.45 km
Walking 2.09 min
Motorcycle 31.73 min
Overall 33.82 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 11.18 km
Walking 6.64 min
Waiting 5.18 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 30.10 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.69 min
Overall 42.87 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 23.09 km
Walking 9.18 min
Waiting 2.82 min
Driving Car 0.91 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.64 min
Train/Metro Ride 33.18 min
Overall 47.18 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 16.60 km
Overall 32.25 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 New Zealand

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Wellington 168.0 38.9 1306.1 237.5 6021.4
Auckland 164.1 37.4 968.4 199.4 6646.5
Christchurch 99.1 23.3 23.3 82.4 3836.6
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