Best time to leave — IIT Delhi Main Road

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

Route measured from Google Maps Roads Management Insights, via TraffiCure. Free-flow reference: 17.1 km/h.

Fastest hour

4–5 AM

19.7 km/h · 2 min travel

Slowest hour

6–7 PM

13 km/h · 3 min travel

Peak slowdown

24%

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

Hour (IST)	Avg speed	Travel time	vs free-flow
12–1 AM	17.8 km/h	1 min 55s	+4%
1–2 AM	19 km/h	1 min 48s	+11%
2–3 AM	19.4 km/h	1 min 46s	+13%
3–4 AM	19.6 km/h	1 min 45s	+15%
4–5 AM	19.7 km/h	1 min 44s	+15%
5–6 AM	19.2 km/h	1 min 47s	+12%
6–7 AM	18.6 km/h	1 min 50s	+9%
7–8 AM	17.5 km/h	1 min 57s	+2%
8–9 AM	16.7 km/h	2 min 3s	−2%
9–10 AM	15.4 km/h	2 min 13s	−10%
10–11 AM	15.2 km/h	2 min 15s	−11%
11 AM – 12 PM	14.9 km/h	2 min 18s	−13%
12–1 PM	14.5 km/h	2 min 22s	−15%
1–2 PM	14.2 km/h	2 min 25s	−17%
2–3 PM	13.6 km/h	2 min 31s	−20%
3–4 PM	13.7 km/h	2 min 30s	−20%
4–5 PM	14 km/h	2 min 27s	−18%
5–6 PM	13.3 km/h	2 min 34s	−22%
6–7 PM	13 km/h	2 min 38s	−24%
7–8 PM	13 km/h	2 min 38s	−24%
8–9 PM	14.1 km/h	2 min 26s	−18%
9–10 PM	15.3 km/h	2 min 14s	−11%
10–11 PM	15.9 km/h	2 min 9s	−7%
11 PM – 12 AM	16.3 km/h	2 min 6s	−5%

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