Traffic in Thailand

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,602.95kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 73.63 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 6.75%
Walking 16.46%
Car 47.26%
Bicycle 1.69%
Motorcycle 16.03%
Bus/Trolleybus 5.49%
Tram/Streetcar 0.84%
Train/Metro 5.49%

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

Average Distance 14.72 km
Average Travel Time 37.92 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 4.28 km
Walking 18.31 min
Waiting 1.90 min
Driving Car 0.13 min
Motorcycle 1.82 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.85 min
Train/Metro Ride 3.08 min
Overall 27.05 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 20.35 km
Walking 1.02 min
Waiting 0.09 min
Driving Car 44.21 min
Overall 45.31 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 16.75 km
Bicycle 26.25 min
Overall 26.25 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 10.50 km
Walking 0.39 min
Motorcycle 20.79 min
Overall 21.18 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 11.05 km
Walking 6.00 min
Waiting 11.62 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 30.69 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.31 min
Overall 50.62 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 8.50 km
Walking 10.00 min
Waiting 7.50 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 12.50 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 35.00 min
Overall 65.00 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 15.71 km
Walking 6.77 min
Waiting 5.08 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 1.92 min
Train/Metro Ride 26.46 min
Overall 44.23 min

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Last update: 12 January 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 Thailand

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Bangkok 205.9 44.7 3345.6 257.5 7627.2
Chiang Mai 115.9 26.2 27.8 105.0 5496.5
Pattaya 104.2 21.9 21.9 99.2 4581.6
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