Traffic in Spain

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 687.82kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 31.59 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 5.50%
Walking 22.73%
Car 35.36%
Bicycle 9.81%
Motorcycle 6.09%
Bus/Trolleybus 8.77%
Tram/Streetcar 1.34%
Train/Metro 10.40%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 2.91 km
Walking 19.83 min
Waiting 0.77 min
Driving Car 0.59 min
Bicycle 0.07 min
Motorcycle 0.16 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.46 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.16 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.56 min
Overall 23.62 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 19.96 km
Walking 1.78 min
Driving Car 24.70 min
Overall 26.48 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 4.07 km
Walking 0.68 min
Bicycle 12.67 min
Overall 13.39 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance 10.67 km
Walking 0.76 min
Motorcycle 17.98 min
Overall 18.73 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 9.74 km
Walking 4.94 min
Waiting 5.83 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 24.34 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.78 min
Overall 36.89 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 7.39 km
Walking 5.00 min
Waiting 4.11 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.44 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 25.22 min
Overall 34.78 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 12.70 km
Walking 8.70 min
Waiting 4.70 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.54 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.21 min
Train/Metro Ride 26.80 min
Overall 41.83 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 11.71 km
Overall 26.71 min

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Last update: November 2024

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 Spain

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Madrid 101.6 27.2 35.5 119.5 3314.0
Barcelona 100.9 30.3 124.1 120.9 2342.7
Valencia 82.8 23.4 23.4 86.3 2050.1
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