Traffic in Netherlands

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 463.71kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 21.30 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 2.95%
Walking 10.80%
Car 22.75%
Bicycle 47.63%
Motorcycle 0.98%
Bus/Trolleybus 5.24%
Tram/Streetcar 2.13%
Train/Metro 7.53%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 2.39 km
Walking 15.42 min
Waiting 0.92 min
Driving Car 0.38 min
Bicycle 1.74 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.64 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.80 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.86 min
Overall 21.06 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 27.74 km
Walking 1.38 min
Driving Car 28.55 min
Overall 29.94 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 4.89 km
Walking 0.63 min
Bicycle 14.52 min
Overall 15.38 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 24.50 km
Walking 1.83 min
Motorcycle 21.17 min
Overall 23.00 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 12.28 km
Walking 4.44 min
Waiting 4.19 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 20.19 min
Train/Metro Ride 2.06 min
Overall 32.75 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 6.25 km
Walking 4.08 min
Waiting 1.77 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 13.08 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.15 min
Overall 21.23 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 29.06 km
Walking 7.22 min
Waiting 4.89 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.52 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 1.63 min
Train/Metro Ride 26.70 min
Overall 44.33 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 12.42 km
Overall 22.88 min

Contributors: 617

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 Netherlands

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Rotterdam 90.9 21.2 21.2 130.2 2882.4
The Hague (Den Haag) 80.6 21.0 21.0 141.2 1853.1
Amsterdam 77.6 22.8 22.8 140.1 1460.8
Eindhoven 77.1 22.8 22.8 73.9 1678.7
Groningen 74.6 20.1 20.1 60.4 1782.2
Utrecht 74.4 21.2 21.2 127.8 1390.6
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