12 Most Congested Cities in the World

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung, claimed that traffic congestion in Jakarta has decreased. He stated that Jakarta's position as the most congested city in Indonesia has now been replaced by Bandung.

One of Pramono's basis for the claim is the release of the annual TomTom Traffic Index 2024 report. The TomTom Traffic Index captures the traffic conditions in more than 500 cities in 62 countries. The index measures the average travel time and congestion levels in a city. The data used in the report comes from the floating car data (FCD) system, which gathers information from various active vehicle navigation devices.

TomTom recorded at least 737 billion kilometers of travel in 2024 as the sample for analysis. Each city is evaluated based on a combination of static factors-such as road infrastructure and speed limits-and dynamic factors, such as traffic density, construction projects, and weather conditions.

In the TomTom Traffic Index 2024 report, the Dutch company uses 12 main indicators to objectively and consistently measure the level of congestion in various cities around the world. These indicators include travel time per kilometer, congestion levels, total vehicle distance, time lost in congestion, time lost per year, travel time during peak hours per day, travel time during peak hours per year, peak morning and evening hours, driving patterns on a weekly basis based on time, actual travel time per 10 kilometers in real-time, average travel time based on historical data, and the number of active congestion and the length of the queues.

From the gathered data, Bandung ranks 12th for the longest average travel time in the world. The average travel time for 10 kilometers in Bandung is recorded at 32 minutes and 37 seconds. Its congestion level reaches 48 percent, with a total lost time due to congestion during peak hours in a year reaching 108 hours.

Bandung is the only city in Indonesia to make it to the top 12 list of the most congested cities according to TomTom for this year. This positions it alongside major cities in the world, such as London, Lima, and Dublin.

Here are the 12 most congested cities with the longest travel time per 10 kilometers according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2024:

1. Barranquilla, Colombia - 36 minutes 6 seconds
2. Kolkata, India - 34 minutes 33 seconds
3. Bengaluru, India - 34 minutes 10 seconds
4. Pune, India - 33 minutes 22 seconds
5. London, UK - 33 minutes 17 seconds
6. Kyoto, Japan - 33 minutes 16 seconds
7. Lima, Peru - 33 minutes 12 seconds
8. Davao City, Philippines - 32 minutes 59 seconds
9. Trujillo, Peru - 32 minutes 56 seconds
10. Dublin, Ireland - 32 minutes 45 seconds
11. Kumamoto, Japan - 32 minutes 37 seconds
12. Bandung, Indonesia - 32 minutes 37 seconds

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