Best time to leave — Ring 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: 33.1 km/h.

Fastest hour

4–5 AM

47.3 km/h · 10 min travel

Slowest hour

5–6 PM

21.1 km/h · 22 min travel

Peak slowdown

36%

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	38.3 km/h	11 min 54s	+16%
1–2 AM	43.6 km/h	10 min 28s	+32%
2–3 AM	45.6 km/h	10 min 0s	+38%
3–4 AM	46.5 km/h	9 min 48s	+40%
4–5 AM	47.3 km/h	9 min 38s	+43%
5–6 AM	47 km/h	9 min 42s	+42%
6–7 AM	46.7 km/h	9 min 46s	+41%
7–8 AM	42.4 km/h	10 min 45s	+28%
8–9 AM	35.5 km/h	12 min 51s	+7%
9–10 AM	31 km/h	14 min 43s	−6%
10–11 AM	28.4 km/h	16 min 3s	−14%
11 AM – 12 PM	26.1 km/h	17 min 28s	−21%
12–1 PM	23.9 km/h	19 min 5s	−28%
1–2 PM	23.6 km/h	19 min 19s	−29%
2–3 PM	22.8 km/h	20 min 0s	−31%
3–4 PM	22.9 km/h	19 min 55s	−31%
4–5 PM	22.4 km/h	20 min 21s	−32%
5–6 PM	21.1 km/h	21 min 37s	−36%
6–7 PM	21.3 km/h	21 min 25s	−36%
7–8 PM	23.2 km/h	19 min 39s	−30%
8–9 PM	25.6 km/h	17 min 49s	−23%
9–10 PM	31.1 km/h	14 min 40s	−6%
10–11 PM	34.7 km/h	13 min 8s	+5%
11 PM – 12 AM	33.2 km/h	13 min 44s	+0%

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