Worst Swiss Urban Areas for Congestion Traffic Woes
In the latest traffic data from Tom Tom, several cities in Switzerland have been identified as prone to congestion. Besides Zurich, other cities including Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, and Bern have been flagged as traffic-prone areas.
Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, takes the 80th place, with a travel time of 26 minutes for a 10-km distance in the city centre. Motorists in Zurich spend approximately 94 hours in traffic each year. Geneva, Switzerland's second-largest city, is in the 87th place, with a travel time of 26 minutes for a 10-km distance. Motorists in Geneva spend approximately 111 hours in traffic each year.
Interestingly, neither Zurich nor Geneva takes the number one spot for the slowest traffic. London holds that position.
In the 2024 data, there has been a slight increase in travel time for both Zurich and Geneva, each city experiencing a 10-second longer travel time than the previous year. However, motorists in Lugano and Bern experienced a reduction in travel time, with a 10-second reduction compared to the previous year.
Lugano is in the 355th place, with a travel time of 16 minutes for a 10-km distance, and drivers spending 60 hours in traffic each year. Basel is in the 278th place, with a travel time of 18 minutes for a 10-km distance, and motorists spending 60 hours per year in bottlenecks. Bern is in the 409th place, with a travel time of 14 minutes for a 10-km distance, and drivers spending 36 hours in traffic jams each year.
The Vaud capital, Lausanne, takes the 180th place, with a travel time of 21 minutes for a 10-km distance in the city centre, and residents spending 71 hours in traffic each year.
The data does not indicate the cities that rank in the top 10 for the slowest traffic. The article does not provide information on why traffic in Zurich and Geneva has slowed down compared to the previous year, or on any other cities in Switzerland and their traffic conditions.
One possible reason for the disparity in traffic conditions among these cities could be the different sizes of the cities and their downtowns.
This update provides a snapshot of the current traffic conditions in select Swiss cities. As cities continue to grow and evolve, it will be interesting to see how these traffic patterns change in the future.
