Traffic in India

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,438.33kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 66.07 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	6.05%
Walking	8.94%
Car	39.58%
Bicycle	19.66%
Motorcycle	9.05%
Bus/Trolleybus	10.57%
Tram/Streetcar	0.27%
Train/Metro	5.89%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	5.09 km
Walking	23.40 min
Waiting	1.17 min
Driving Car	2.12 min
Bicycle	2.16 min
Motorcycle	0.28 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.76 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.36 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.16 min
Overall	33.64 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	18.32 km
Walking	1.10 min
Waiting	0.01 min
Driving Car	45.85 min
Bicycle	0.01 min
Overall	46.98 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance	13.21 km
Walking	1.05 min
Driving Car	0.05 min
Bicycle	35.48 min
Overall	37.19 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance	16.08 km
Walking	1.18 min
Motorcycle	36.63 min
Overall	37.81 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	17.59 km
Walking	6.45 min
Waiting	7.13 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	48.31 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.58 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.08 min
Overall	65.58 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance	17.93 km
Walking	10.43 min
Waiting	5.29 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.14 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	29.00 min
Train/Metro Ride	3.57 min
Overall	50.43 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	25.94 km
Walking	9.22 min
Waiting	8.04 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	4.08 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	1.51 min
Train/Metro Ride	43.48 min
Overall	68.43 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	16.11 km
Overall	46.44 min

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Last update: March 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 India

City	Traffic Index	Time Index (in minutes)	Time Exp. Index	Inefficiency Index	CO₂ Emission Index
Delhi	286.6	57.8	13299.7	314.8	9153.7
Kolkata	268.5	59.4	15134.2	286.0	4774.3
Mumbai	257.4	54.8	10213.8	273.1	7222.5
Bangalore	251.4	53.4	9015.4	289.6	7385.8
Noida	215.7	44.4	3193.4	252.5	9791.4
Coimbatore	198.9	47.0	4504.4	210.2	4944.6
Chennai	197.0	46.6	4296.0	230.7	4855.7
Jaipur	196.5	42.1	2281.0	247.3	8275.2
Pune	191.3	44.1	3073.5	221.3	5912.9
Thiruvananthapuram	181.5	40.9	1881.3	217.1	6810.4
Hyderabad	178.5	42.3	2360.7	207.7	5360.5
Gurgaon	167.3	37.0	891.4	228.9	7274.3
Ahmedabad	148.6	38.6	1244.4	157.8	3868.0
Mangalore	135.9	35.4	615.3	156.1	3996.7