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Best time to leave — Mahatma Gandhi Road

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: 26.8 km/h.
Fastest hour
2–3 AM
27.3 km/h · 3 min travel
Slowest hour
7–8 PM
11.5 km/h · 7 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 25.6 km/h 3 min 9s −4%
1–2 AM 26.7 km/h 3 min 1s +0%
2–3 AM 27.3 km/h 3 min 58s +2%
3–4 AM 27 km/h 3 min 0s +1%
4–5 AM 25.7 km/h 3 min 9s −4%
5–6 AM 22.7 km/h 4 min 32s −15%
6–7 AM 19.9 km/h 4 min 2s −26%
7–8 AM 17.8 km/h 5 min 32s −34%
8–9 AM 17 km/h 5 min 52s −37%
9–10 AM 16.3 km/h 5 min 5s −39%
10–11 AM 14.9 km/h 5 min 27s −44%
11 AM – 12 PM 13.5 km/h 6 min 2s −50%
12–1 PM 13.8 km/h 6 min 50s −49%
1–2 PM 14.5 km/h 6 min 30s −46%
2–3 PM 14.9 km/h 5 min 14s −44%
3–4 PM 15.1 km/h 5 min 4s −44%
4–5 PM 14.6 km/h 5 min 19s −46%
5–6 PM 13.6 km/h 6 min 50s −49%
6–7 PM 12.3 km/h 7 min 40s −54%
7–8 PM 11.5 km/h 7 min 45s −57%
8–9 PM 12.8 km/h 6 min 5s −52%
9–10 PM 15.4 km/h 5 min 9s −43%
10–11 PM 18.4 km/h 4 min 18s −31%
11 PM – 12 AM 22.9 km/h 4 min 33s −15%

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