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Best time to leave — Rabindra Sarani

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: 23.7 km/h.
Fastest hour
3–4 AM
24.1 km/h · 2 min travel
Slowest hour
6–7 PM
10.1 km/h · 5 min travel
Peak slowdown
57%
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 21.1 km/h 2 min 5s −11%
1–2 AM 22.8 km/h 2 min 57s −4%
2–3 AM 24 km/h 2 min 52s +1%
3–4 AM 24.1 km/h 2 min 51s +2%
4–5 AM 23.5 km/h 2 min 54s −1%
5–6 AM 21.3 km/h 2 min 5s −10%
6–7 AM 17.9 km/h 3 min 30s −24%
7–8 AM 15.4 km/h 3 min 53s −35%
8–9 AM 14.1 km/h 3 min 8s −41%
9–10 AM 13.6 km/h 3 min 11s −43%
10–11 AM 12.6 km/h 3 min 25s −47%
11 AM – 12 PM 12 km/h 4 min 40s −49%
12–1 PM 11.4 km/h 4 min 54s −52%
1–2 PM 11.5 km/h 4 min 58s −51%
2–3 PM 11.7 km/h 4 min 56s −51%
3–4 PM 11.7 km/h 4 min 6s −51%
4–5 PM 11.1 km/h 4 min 25s −53%
5–6 PM 10.5 km/h 5 min 35s −56%
6–7 PM 10.1 km/h 5 min 47s −57%
7–8 PM 10.3 km/h 4 min 26s −57%
8–9 PM 11.1 km/h 4 min 7s −53%
9–10 PM 12.4 km/h 4 min 41s −48%
10–11 PM 15.4 km/h 3 min 53s −35%
11 PM – 12 AM 18.8 km/h 2 min 21s −21%

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