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Best time to leave — Jawaharlal Nehru Road (Chowringhee)

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: 25.3 km/h.
Fastest hour
4–5 AM
26.7 km/h · 3 min travel
Slowest hour
6–7 PM
14.2 km/h · 6 min travel
Peak slowdown
44%
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 23.8 km/h 3 min 20s −6%
1–2 AM 24.8 km/h 3 min 11s −2%
2–3 AM 25.8 km/h 3 min 3s +2%
3–4 AM 26.3 km/h 3 min 0s +4%
4–5 AM 26.7 km/h 3 min 57s +6%
5–6 AM 25.6 km/h 3 min 4s +1%
6–7 AM 23.7 km/h 3 min 19s −6%
7–8 AM 21.4 km/h 4 min 43s −15%
8–9 AM 20.6 km/h 4 min 52s −19%
9–10 AM 18.9 km/h 4 min 13s −25%
10–11 AM 17.2 km/h 5 min 41s −32%
11 AM – 12 PM 16.4 km/h 5 min 0s −35%
12–1 PM 16.4 km/h 5 min 58s −35%
1–2 PM 14.9 km/h 6 min 12s −41%
2–3 PM 16.4 km/h 5 min 56s −35%
3–4 PM 16.1 km/h 5 min 0s −36%
4–5 PM 15.7 km/h 5 min 8s −38%
5–6 PM 15.2 km/h 5 min 24s −40%
6–7 PM 14.2 km/h 6 min 46s −44%
7–8 PM 14.2 km/h 6 min 45s −44%
8–9 PM 15.7 km/h 5 min 12s −38%
9–10 PM 17.5 km/h 5 min 35s −31%
10–11 PM 20 km/h 4 min 0s −21%
11 PM – 12 AM 22.4 km/h 4 min 33s −11%

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