Traffic in Switzerland
In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 713.03kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 32.75 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 | |
| Walking | |
| Car | |
| Bicycle | |
| Motorcycle | |
| Bus/Trolleybus | |
| Tram/Streetcar | |
| Train/Metro |
Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School
| Average Distance | |
| Average Travel Time |
Average when primarily using Walking
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Driving Car | |
| Bicycle | |
| Motorcycle | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Car
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Driving Car | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Bicycle
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Bicycle | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Motorcycle
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Motorcycle | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Train/Metro
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
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Last update: 6 November 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 Switzerland
Rank |
City |
Traffic Index |
Time Index (in minutes) |
Time Exp. Index |
Inefficiency Index |
CO2 Emission Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 138.1 | 35.6 | 644.4 | 266.3 | 3693.5 | |
| Geneva | 135.3 | 34.0 | 426.6 | 144.8 | 4713.8 | |
| Zurich | 132.5 | 36.9 | 881.4 | 188.6 | 2715.4 | |
| Basel | 123.1 | 34.1 | 435.4 | 159.9 | 3079.1 | |
| Lausanne | 107.1 | 33.3 | 351.2 | 111.8 | 1975.8 |
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