Traffic in Switzerland

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 696.43kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 31.99 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 4.27%
Walking 17.33%
Car 25.33%
Bicycle 12.80%
Motorcycle 2.67%
Bus/Trolleybus 13.87%
Tram/Streetcar 6.67%
Train/Metro 17.07%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 3.34 km
Walking 15.42 min
Waiting 1.46 min
Driving Car 0.08 min
Bicycle 0.92 min
Motorcycle 0.12 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.57 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.60 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.60 min
Overall 22.22 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 26.74 km
Walking 2.61 min
Driving Car 34.08 min
Overall 36.69 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 5.40 km
Walking 1.23 min
Bicycle 17.01 min
Overall 18.39 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 37.60 km
Walking 5.70 min
Motorcycle 37.00 min
Overall 42.70 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 12.20 km
Walking 5.60 min
Waiting 4.21 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 21.54 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 1.12 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.65 min
Overall 35.31 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 6.91 km
Walking 4.92 min
Waiting 4.76 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.92 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 18.24 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.52 min
Overall 31.00 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 26.62 km
Walking 8.70 min
Waiting 4.74 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 3.25 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.86 min
Train/Metro Ride 27.83 min
Overall 46.60 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 16.43 km
Overall 33.00 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 Switzerland

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Zurich 138.7 38.1 1127.6 193.7 2818.6
Geneva 129.5 32.5 273.3 143.8 4683.2
Basel 95.7 27.6 41.6 139.8 2477.9
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