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Best time to leave — Shakespeare 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: 27.8 km/h.
Fastest hour
4–5 AM
29 km/h · 1 min travel
Slowest hour
1–2 PM
12.2 km/h · 4 min travel
Peak slowdown
56%
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 24.5 km/h 1 min 26s −12%
1–2 AM 26.4 km/h 1 min 20s −5%
2–3 AM 27.9 km/h 1 min 16s +0%
3–4 AM 28.4 km/h 1 min 15s +2%
4–5 AM 29 km/h 1 min 13s +4%
5–6 AM 27.9 km/h 1 min 16s +0%
6–7 AM 25 km/h 1 min 26s −10%
7–8 AM 21.2 km/h 2 min 42s −24%
8–9 AM 19 km/h 2 min 53s −32%
9–10 AM 17.5 km/h 2 min 2s −37%
10–11 AM 15.1 km/h 2 min 28s −46%
11 AM – 12 PM 14.3 km/h 3 min 36s −49%
12–1 PM 12.9 km/h 3 min 50s −54%
1–2 PM 12.2 km/h 4 min 0s −56%
2–3 PM 13.7 km/h 4 min 41s −51%
3–4 PM 15 km/h 3 min 37s −46%
4–5 PM 16 km/h 2 min 19s −42%
5–6 PM 14.7 km/h 3 min 36s −47%
6–7 PM 13.1 km/h 3 min 5s −53%
7–8 PM 13.6 km/h 3 min 0s −51%
8–9 PM 17 km/h 2 min 6s −39%
9–10 PM 20.3 km/h 2 min 42s −27%
10–11 PM 20.8 km/h 2 min 42s −25%
11 PM – 12 AM 23 km/h 2 min 31s −17%
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