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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.

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Motorists are urged to prepare for high volumes of traffic on the N3 Toll route. 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 rankGlobal rankCityAverage travel time per 10 kmChange from 2021Time in rush hour per yearAverage speed in rush hour
1147Pretoria16 minutes+40 seconds145 hours32km/h
2156Cape Town15 minutes 30 seconds+1 minute 10 seconds132 hours35km/h
3172East London15 minutes+40 seconds132 hours35km/h
4183Bloemfontein14 minutes 40 seconds+10 seconds136 hours34km/h
5221Johannesburg13 minutes 40 seconds+40 seconds123 hours37km/h
6279Durban12 minutes 20 seconds+30 seconds112 hours41km/h
Source: TomTom

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