Traffic in Spain

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 682.22kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 31.34 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 4.95%
Walking 21.95%
Car 35.24%
Bike 11.90%
Motorbike 5.87%
Bus/Trolleybus 8.19%
Tram/Streetcar 1.39%
Train/Metro 10.51%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 2.89 km
Walking 19.74 min
Waiting 0.81 min
Driving Car 0.51 min
Bike 0.07 min
Motor Bike 0.14 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.50 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.17 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.61 min
Overall 23.58 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 20.23 km
Walking 1.81 min
Driving Car 24.95 min
Overall 26.76 min

Average when primarily using Bike

Distance 3.77 km
Walking 0.61 min
Bike 11.35 min
Overall 12.00 min

Average when primarily using Motorbike

Distance 10.17 km
Walking 0.66 min
Motor Bike 17.58 min
Overall 18.24 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 10.10 km
Walking 4.83 min
Waiting 6.04 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 24.28 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.51 min
Overall 36.66 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 7.39 km
Walking 5.00 min
Waiting 4.11 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.44 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 25.22 min
Overall 34.78 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 12.74 km
Walking 8.69 min
Waiting 4.69 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.56 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.22 min
Train/Metro Ride 27.03 min
Overall 42.09 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 11.68 km
Overall 26.32 min

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Last update: March 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

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

By City in Spain

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Barcelona 101.7 30.5 134.7 122.3 2349.5
Madrid 98.4 25.8 26.5 119.5 3188.5
Valencia 83.7 23.7 23.7 88.2 2094.0
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