Drivers in Pretoria spend an average of 145 hours per year in rush hour traffic, according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2022. Image: Pixabay.
Rush hour traffic Nightmare: Traffic Index 2022 reveals SA’s most congested cities
According to the TomTom Traffic Index 2022, Pretoria has the worst rush hour traffic in South Africa.
Drivers in Pretoria spend an average of 145 hours per year in rush hour traffic, according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2022. Image: Pixabay.
The TomTom Traffic Index looked at data from 390 cities in 56 countries from six continents in 2022 and found that South Africa’s capital Pretoria is home to the worst rush-hour traffic in the country.
Rush hour traffic in Pretoria worsens, as drivers spend 145 hours per year in gridlock
According to the ranking, it takes an average of 16 minutes to travel 10 kilometres in Pretoria. This is 40 seconds worse than the average time in 2021, and the average speed during rush hour tops out at approximately 32km/h. Drivers in Pretoria spend about 145 hours in rush hour traffic per year.
Cape Town is ranked second in the country. It takes an average of 15 minutes and 30 seconds to travel 10 kilometres, and drivers spend about 132 hours in rush hour traffic per year. The time spent in traffic increased by 1 minute 10 seconds year-on-year.
Out of the six South African cities listed, which included Pretoria, Cape Town, East London, Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, Durban had the best travelling time, relatively speaking. In the east coast city, it takes about 12 minutes to travel 10 kilometres, and motorists spend 112 hours in rush hour traffic per year.
South Africa Ranking 2022
| Country rank | Global rank | City | Average travel time per 10 km | Change from 2021 | Time in rush hour per year | Average speed in rush hour |
| 1 | 147 | Pretoria | 16 minutes | +40 seconds | 145 hours | 32km/h |
| 2 | 156 | Cape Town | 15 minutes 30 seconds | +1 minute 10 seconds | 132 hours | 35km/h |
| 3 | 172 | East London | 15 minutes | +40 seconds | 132 hours | 35km/h |
| 4 | 183 | Bloemfontein | 14 minutes 40 seconds | +10 seconds | 136 hours | 34km/h |
| 5 | 221 | Johannesburg | 13 minutes 40 seconds | +40 seconds | 123 hours | 37km/h |
| 6 | 279 | Durban | 12 minutes 20 seconds | +30 seconds | 112 hours | 41km/h |
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