Dubai traffic flow in business district, urban areas among smoothest in the world

Dubai traffic flow in business district, urban areas among smoothest in the world

The index analyses 390 cities across 56 countries, covering over 543 billion kilometres of road networks

Published: Sun 20 Aug 2023, 12:23 PM

Dubai has outperformed major global cities like Los Angeles, Montreal, Sydney, Berlin, Rome, and Milan in terms of the average time needed to travel a distance of 10km in its central business district (CBD).

According to the 2022 traffic index report by TomTom — which monitors congestion and traffic worldwide — the journey time in Dubai’s CBD was recorded at 12 minutes per 10km, compared to the average of 21 minutes per 10km. The best-performing city on this index was Almere in the Netherlands, with 8 minutes per 10km. The lowest-performing city was London, with 36 minutes needed to cover the distance.

In the same index, Dubai recorded a time of 9 minutes per 10km in urban areas, with an average speed of 59kmph. This compares to the top-performing city, Greensboro in the US, with 7 minutes and 40 seconds per 10km and an average speed of 74kmph. Meanwhile, the lowest-performing city was Bogota in Colombia, with 24 minutes per 10km and an average speed of 19kmph.

The index analyses 390 cities across 56 countries, covering over 543 billion kilometres of road