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India’s most traffic-congested city has the 2nd slowest traffic of the world, it’s not Mumbai, Delhi or Bengaluru but…

India's most traffic-congested city has surpassed Bengaluru a new city has emerged as the city with India's slowest traffic. Scroll down fore more.

Written by: Abhijeet Sen Edited by: Abhijeet Sen
Updated: January 13, 2025, 11:00 PM IST

India’s most traffic-congested city: Have you heard about a traffic index? A traffic index that talks about traffic rush in various cities of the country and world? Here is a traffic index that talks about average travel time and congestion level of the city. TomTom, a global leader in location technology, has released its annual TomTom Traffic Index. In its 14th Index, TomTom has offered an insightful look into global traffic trends. Here is all the detail you need to know about the TomTom Traffic Index and which is India’s most traffic-congested city.

TomTom Traffic Index on India

On a surprising note, India’s most traffic-congested city has surpassed Bengaluru a new city has emerged as the city with India’s slowest traffic. Kolkata, a city in eastern India and the former capital of India has emerged as India’s most traffic-congested city with drivers averaging just 17.4 km/h. Moreover, the city also ranks as the second slowest-moving metropolis globally, only behind Barranquilla in Colombia.

Traffic Index of Bengaluru

Bengaluru, the tech city of India, ranks second with an average travel time of vehicles being 34 minutes and 10 seconds for 10 km. Also, Pune follows closely at the third place, taking 33 minutes and 22 seconds for the same journey.

About TomTom Traffic Index

TomTom, a global leader in location technology, has released the 14th edition of its annual TomTom Traffic Index, offering an insightful look into global traffic trends. The latest report broad-based analysis on 500 cities in 62 countries covering all of India’s mega-urban problems. Urbanization is worsening street problems in many big cities in India that are cutting into normal life.

First, the report rates cities on average travel time and congestion for the first time which is s critical data to have. Data is a critical flashlight into the field of urban planning, policy makers and people in need of more effective solutions for better urban mobility.

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