Best time to leave — Nelson Mandela Marg

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: 23.3 km/h.

Fastest hour

5–6 AM

30.3 km/h · 1 min travel

Slowest hour

7–8 PM

11.7 km/h · 2 min travel

Peak slowdown

50%

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	26.6 km/h	0 min 55s	+14%
1–2 AM	27.7 km/h	0 min 53s	+19%
2–3 AM	28.1 km/h	0 min 53s	+21%
3–4 AM	28.3 km/h	0 min 52s	+21%
4–5 AM	28.8 km/h	0 min 51s	+24%
5–6 AM	30.3 km/h	0 min 49s	+30%
6–7 AM	29.2 km/h	0 min 51s	+25%
7–8 AM	26.3 km/h	0 min 56s	+13%
8–9 AM	23.9 km/h	1 min 2s	+3%
9–10 AM	22.1 km/h	1 min 7s	−5%
10–11 AM	21.1 km/h	1 min 10s	−9%
11 AM – 12 PM	18.7 km/h	1 min 19s	−20%
12–1 PM	17.3 km/h	1 min 25s	−26%
1–2 PM	17 km/h	1 min 27s	−27%
2–3 PM	15.4 km/h	1 min 36s	−34%
3–4 PM	16.2 km/h	1 min 31s	−30%
4–5 PM	14.9 km/h	1 min 39s	−36%
5–6 PM	14 km/h	1 min 45s	−40%
6–7 PM	12.3 km/h	2 min 0s	−47%
7–8 PM	11.7 km/h	2 min 6s	−50%
8–9 PM	14.2 km/h	1 min 44s	−39%
9–10 PM	19 km/h	1 min 18s	−18%
10–11 PM	22 km/h	1 min 7s	−6%
11 PM – 12 AM	24.2 km/h	1 min 1s	+4%

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