Hamburg's car traffic is getting slower - new numbers shock!

Hamburg's car traffic is getting slower - new numbers shock!

The current "TomTom Traffic Index" for 2024, published on January 7, 2025, shows that Hamburg has the slowest car traffic in Germany. In the city ranking, the Hanseatic city takes fourth place. Drivers need an average of more than 25 minutes in the Hamburg city center for a ten -kilometer route, specifically 25.4 minutes. This represents an increase of 46 seconds compared to the previous year.

In front of Hamburg are only Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig in slow traffic. The next North German cities, Hanover, Bremen and Kiel, occupy the eleven, 20 and 22 with travel times of 21.6 minutes, 18.7 minutes and 17.6 minutes for the same route. In contrast, Bochum, Wuppertal and Duisburg have the lowest average travel times.

traffic data and trends

In the Hamburg area, the average travel time for a ten -kilometer route is 15.7 minutes, which is an increase of 25 seconds compared to the previous year. The flow of traffic is influenced by factors such as infrastructure, traffic density, weather, construction sites, driving behavior as well as speed limits and accidents. On weekdays you need an average of 28.8 minutes for ten kilometers at 8 a.m., while it is only 19.7 minutes at the weekend. The slowest traffic during the week is determined at 4 p.m. when the average travel time increases to 29.8 minutes. On Saturday and Sunday the peak times are 26.1 minutes for the same distance.

How the Tomtom data for 2023, the average travel time for 10 km in the city was 23 minutes and 50 seconds, which is an increase of 30 seconds compared to the previous year. December 5, 2023, a Tuesday, was the worst day with 31 minutes and 50 seconds for the same route. Over the year, Hamburg drivers spent an average of 211 hours on the street, including 74 hours in traffic jam

The main traffic speed was 22 km/h at the morning at the morning, which corresponds to a time of 27 minutes for 10 km, while it fell to 21 km/h in the evening, which means 28 minutes for the same distance. The annual CO2 emissions due to traffic in Hamburg amount to 904 kg, of which 177 kg is eliminated on congestion times. These emissions correspond to about 90 trees in their absorption assets.

The financial effects of traffic in the city are also significant: the annual costs for driving during rush periods are 720 euros, with 141 euros of this sum on stowation pages. The Thursday between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. is the worst day for traffic, whereby the journey time increases for 10 km to 29 minutes and 50 seconds.

-transmitted by West-Ost-media