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Best time to leave — CIT Road

Hour-by-hour average speeds and travel times across this Kolkata corridor, measured from real road data.

Route measured in partnership with Kolkata Traffic Police. Free-flow reference: 31.4 km/h.
Fastest hour
3–4 AM
32.3 km/h · 2 min travel
Slowest hour
7–8 PM
14.8 km/h · 5 min travel
Peak slowdown
53%
Slower than free-flow

Speed by hour of day (IST)

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Fastest hour Slowest hour Other hours Bar height = % of free-flow speed

All hours (IST)

Hour (IST)Avg speedTravel timevs free-flow
12–1 AM 28.2 km/h 3 min 50s −10%
1–2 AM 30.2 km/h 3 min 38s −4%
2–3 AM 31.5 km/h 3 min 31s +0%
3–4 AM 32.3 km/h 2 min 27s +3%
4–5 AM 32 km/h 2 min 28s +2%
5–6 AM 30.6 km/h 3 min 35s −3%
6–7 AM 27.1 km/h 3 min 55s −14%
7–8 AM 22.6 km/h 4 min 30s −28%
8–9 AM 20.6 km/h 4 min 51s −34%
9–10 AM 19.5 km/h 4 min 3s −38%
10–11 AM 18.2 km/h 4 min 21s −42%
11 AM – 12 PM 17.5 km/h 5 min 31s −44%
12–1 PM 17.7 km/h 4 min 29s −44%
1–2 PM 17.9 km/h 5 min 32s −43%
2–3 PM 18.8 km/h 4 min 16s −40%
3–4 PM 19 km/h 4 min 13s −39%
4–5 PM 18.4 km/h 4 min 19s −41%
5–6 PM 17.1 km/h 5 min 45s −46%
6–7 PM 16 km/h 5 min 3s −49%
7–8 PM 14.8 km/h 5 min 25s −53%
8–9 PM 16.3 km/h 5 min 54s −48%
9–10 PM 18.9 km/h 4 min 13s −40%
10–11 PM 21.7 km/h 4 min 40s −31%
11 PM – 12 AM 25.4 km/h 3 min 9s −19%

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