Traffic in Belgium

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,033.81kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 47.49 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 3.96%
Walking 10.57%
Car 38.77%
Bicycle 22.47%
Motorcycle 0.00%
Bus/Trolleybus 9.25%
Tram/Streetcar 3.52%
Train/Metro 11.45%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 2.63 km
Walking 17.42 min
Waiting 1.25 min
Bicycle 0.62 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.42 min
Train/Metro Ride 3.12 min
Overall 22.83 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 27.15 km
Walking 0.91 min
Driving Car 38.57 min
Overall 39.48 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 6.40 km
Walking 0.37 min
Bicycle 20.45 min
Overall 20.86 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 8.07 km
Walking 7.05 min
Waiting 6.71 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 24.00 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.67 min
Overall 39.43 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 10.50 km
Walking 7.88 min
Waiting 7.75 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.38 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 25.25 min
Train/Metro Ride 5.00 min
Overall 50.00 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 25.24 km
Walking 8.69 min
Waiting 7.35 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 2.50 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.58 min
Train/Metro Ride 25.81 min
Overall 47.58 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 16.85 km
Overall 34.57 min

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Last update: February 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 Belgium

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Antwerp 155.1 37.0 895.1 199.4 5489.3
Brussels 147.8 36.8 858.1 182.3 4653.0
Gent 139.7 36.5 795.0 220.8 3617.9
Leuven 84.2 25.1 25.2 91.0 1976.3
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