Kolkata has overtaken Bengaluru as India’s most congested city in 2024, according to the traffic index released by TomTom, a Dutch location technology specialist.
The report states that drivers in Kolkata needed an average of 34 minutes and 33 seconds to cover a distance of 10 km, 10 seconds more than in 2023.
In Bengaluru, the average travel time was recorded at 34 minutes and 10 seconds for the same distance.
Kolkata's average speed was recorded at 17.4 kmph, while Bengaluru followed closely with an average speed of 17.6 kmph.
Kolkata and Bengaluru were followed by Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai. New Delhi was ranked at tenth place on the list, with an average travel time of just 23 minutes for 10 km.
