Traffic in Philippines

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,351.98kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 62.10 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 14.96%
Walking 17.09%
Car 34.19%
Bicycle 1.71%
Motorcycle 10.26%
Bus/Trolleybus 17.95%
Tram/Streetcar 2.14%
Train/Metro 1.71%

Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School

Average Distance 10.86 km
Average Travel Time 41.71 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 3.29 km
Walking 18.75 min
Waiting 1.18 min
Driving Car 1.20 min
Bicycle 0.07 min
Motorcycle 0.70 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.05 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.17 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.75 min
Overall 24.07 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 13.68 km
Walking 1.06 min
Driving Car 42.83 min
Overall 43.89 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 5.25 km
Walking 1.25 min
Bicycle 33.75 min
Overall 35.00 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 13.51 km
Walking 0.46 min
Motorcycle 32.54 min
Overall 33.00 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 12.25 km
Walking 4.69 min
Waiting 8.33 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 40.76 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.26 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.02 min
Overall 57.12 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 7.50 km
Walking 5.00 min
Waiting 5.40 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 41.00 min
Overall 51.40 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 12.50 km
Walking 10.50 min
Waiting 19.25 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 3.75 min
Train/Metro Ride 25.00 min
Overall 58.50 min

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Last update: 16 May 2026

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 Philippines

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Manila 233.6 50.7 6877.9 260.5 7019.5
Cebu 161.7 36.0 705.7 230.0 7065.1
Davao 105.7 27.4 37.7 97.0 3883.0
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