Traffic in Copenhagen, Denmark

In this city, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 355.11kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 16.31 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 1.78%
Walking 15.38%
Car 13.61%
Bicycle 43.79%
Motorcycle 1.78%
Bus/Trolleybus 8.88%
Tram/Streetcar 0.00%
Train/Metro 14.79%

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

Average Distance 10.65 km
Average Travel Time 26.92 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 2.60 km
Walking 17.19 min
Waiting 2.50 min
Bicycle 0.62 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.96 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.42 min
Overall 23.92 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 25.64 km
Walking 0.48 min
Driving Car 34.35 min
Overall 34.83 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 5.95 km
Walking 0.23 min
Bicycle 20.66 min
Overall 21.16 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 14.00 km
Walking 1.67 min
Motorcycle 14.00 min
Overall 15.67 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 9.20 km
Walking 6.47 min
Waiting 5.47 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 19.87 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.73 min
Overall 35.07 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 19.62 km
Walking 5.32 min
Waiting 4.16 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.80 min
Train/Metro Ride 24.08 min
Overall 35.68 min

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1 Comments so far
Helga Mark on Jul 03, 2023:
It Would bee Nice to have some information About accessibility in Copenhagen, compared to other major cities in Europe.