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The world's worst traffic. Drive it in 3D.

The most congested cities on earth, built from their real streets: the same junctions, lanes, lights and limits, in traffic tuned to feel like each city. Learn a city before you drive there.

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Most hours lost in traffic, 2025

Hours each driver lost to congestion over the year. Source: INRIX 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard.

  1. Istanbul, TürkiyeMost congested city in the world: drivers lost 118 hours to traffic in 2025, 12% more than in 2024.118 h
  2. Chicago, United StatesDrivers lost 112 hours to traffic in 2025.112 h
  3. Mexico City, MexicoDrivers lost 108 hours to traffic in 2025.108 h
  4. New York, United StatesDrivers lost 102 hours to traffic in 2025.102 h
  5. Philadelphia, United StatesDrivers lost 101 hours to traffic in 2025.101 h
  6. London, United KingdomDrivers lost 91 hours to traffic in 2025, 10% less than in 2024.91 h

Most congested cities, 2025

Ranked by average congestion level, plus the slowest city to drive across. Source: TomTom Traffic Index 2025.

  1. Mexico City, MexicoMost congested city in the world, 75.9% average congestion.No. 1 · 75.9%
  2. Bengaluru, IndiaSecond most congested city in the world, 74.4% average congestion.No. 2 · 74.4%
  3. Dublin, IrelandThird most congested city in the world.No. 3
  4. Łódź, PolandFourth most congested city in the world.No. 4
  5. Pune, IndiaFifth most congested city in the world.No. 5
  6. Barranquilla, ColombiaSlowest city in the world to drive across: 3 minutes 40 seconds per kilometre on average.3 min 40 s per km

Questions

Which city has the worst traffic in the world?
Istanbul, by hours lost: INRIX's 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard puts it first, with drivers losing 118 hours to congestion. By average congestion level TomTom's 2025 Traffic Index puts Mexico City first, at 75.9%, ahead of Bengaluru and Dublin.
Can I drive these cities in the simulator?
Yes. Every city on this page works in free drive: pick a start and destination up to 15 km apart and the simulator builds the drive from OpenStreetMap, with the city's own driving side, units and speed limits. Free drives that start in one of these cities run in that city's traffic.
What is different about city traffic?
More cars around you, shorter gaps in every queue, horns that come quicker when you hesitate and local taxis, tuned per city. The cars still follow the rules of the road.