Best time to leave — Uday Shankar 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: 24.7 km/h.

Fastest hour

4–5 AM

25.1 km/h · 3 min travel

Slowest hour

7–8 PM

15.8 km/h · 4 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	24.2 km/h	3 min 56s	−2%
1–2 AM	24.5 km/h	3 min 54s	−1%
2–3 AM	24.7 km/h	3 min 52s	+0%
3–4 AM	25 km/h	3 min 48s	+1%
4–5 AM	25.1 km/h	3 min 46s	+2%
5–6 AM	24.5 km/h	3 min 48s	−1%
6–7 AM	23.6 km/h	3 min 54s	−4%
7–8 AM	21.9 km/h	3 min 5s	−11%
8–9 AM	20.3 km/h	3 min 20s	−18%
9–10 AM	19.5 km/h	3 min 29s	−21%
10–11 AM	18.8 km/h	4 min 37s	−24%
11 AM – 12 PM	18.6 km/h	4 min 39s	−25%
12–1 PM	18.9 km/h	4 min 35s	−23%
1–2 PM	19.4 km/h	4 min 30s	−21%
2–3 PM	19.9 km/h	3 min 26s	−19%
3–4 PM	20.2 km/h	3 min 23s	−18%
4–5 PM	19.5 km/h	4 min 31s	−21%
5–6 PM	18.3 km/h	4 min 45s	−26%
6–7 PM	16.7 km/h	4 min 7s	−32%
7–8 PM	15.8 km/h	4 min 19s	−36%
8–9 PM	16.3 km/h	4 min 10s	−34%
9–10 PM	18.4 km/h	4 min 42s	−26%
10–11 PM	21 km/h	3 min 17s	−15%
11 PM – 12 AM	23.2 km/h	3 min 2s	−6%

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