Slowest City: Kolkata-Bengaluru ranked India’s slowest cities, check Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai rankings

Kolkata Overtakes Bengaluru as Slowest City in 2024: In 2024, Kolkata surpassed Bengaluru in terms of slow traffic speed. Kolkata and Bengaluru rank second and third, respectively, in the global list of most congested cities.

Slowest City: The pace of India’s Silicon Valley, plagued by slow traffic, frequent traffic signals, and jams, slowed further in 2024. The city faces significant challenges due to congested roads filled with private vehicles and a lack of convenient public transport to reach final destinations. However, residents of the Garden City can take solace in the fact that Bengaluru is no longer India’s most congested or slowest city. This unwanted title now belongs to the City of Joy, Kolkata. In 2024, Kolkata surpassed Bengaluru in terms of slow-moving traffic. Kolkata and Bengaluru rank second and third, respectively, in the global list of most congested cities.

In the 2024 Global Traffic Index released by Dutch location technology firm TomTom, Kolkata and Bengaluru secured the top two spots in the list of India’s most congested cities. Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai follow, completing the top five. Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Ernakulam, Jaipur, and New Delhi occupy the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th positions respectively. Globally in 2024, Bengaluru emerged as the third slowest city in terms of travel time, after Barranquilla, Colombia, and Kolkata. In 2023, Bengaluru was ranked sixth, and in 2022, it held the second position.

Global City Ranking

Rank – City – 10km Travel Time – Time Wasted Annually

1. Barranquilla – 36 minutes 6 seconds – 130 hours

2. Kolkata – 34 minutes 33 seconds – 110 hours

3. Bengaluru – 34 minutes 10 seconds – 117 hours

4. Pune – 33 minutes 22 seconds – 108 hours

5. London – 33 minutes 17 seconds – 113 hours

6. Kyoto – 33 minutes 16 seconds – 95 hours

7. Lima – 33 minutes 12 seconds – 155 hours

8. Davao City – 32 minutes 59 seconds – 136 hours

9. Trujillo – 32 minutes 56 seconds – 102 hours

10. Dublin – 32 minutes 45 seconds – 155 hours

18. Hyderabad – 31 minutes 30 seconds – 85 hours

31. Chennai – 30 minutes 20 seconds – 94 hours

39. Mumbai – 29 minutes 26 seconds – 103 hours

43. Ahmedabad – 29 minutes 3 seconds – 73 hours

50. Ernakulam – 28 minutes 30 seconds – 88 hours

52. Jaipur – 28 minutes 28 seconds – 83 hours

122. New Delhi – 23 minutes 24 seconds – 76 hours

The report states that for Kolkata, the average travel time for 10 kilometres in 2024 was 34 minutes and 33 seconds, 10 seconds more than in 2023. Kolkata residents spent 110 hours in peak congestion annually, with a congestion level of 32 per cent. Data shows that the average travel time in Barranquilla was 36 minutes and six seconds, while in Kolkata it was 34 minutes and 33 seconds. Barranquilla and Kolkata were ranked 16th and 169th respectively in the congestion index. Bengaluru data reveals that October 5th (Saturday) was the worst day, with drivers taking 39 minutes and 21 seconds to travel 10km. The congestion level that day was 58%.