Best time to leave — Outer Ring Road

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: 37.9 km/h.

Fastest hour

3–4 AM

52.8 km/h · 3 min travel

Slowest hour

6–7 PM

22.8 km/h · 7 min travel

Peak slowdown

40%

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	46.6 km/h	3 min 13s	+23%
1–2 AM	50.3 km/h	2 min 59s	+33%
2–3 AM	51.7 km/h	2 min 54s	+36%
3–4 AM	52.8 km/h	2 min 50s	+39%
4–5 AM	52.8 km/h	2 min 50s	+39%
5–6 AM	52.4 km/h	2 min 52s	+38%
6–7 AM	51.1 km/h	2 min 56s	+35%
7–8 AM	45.4 km/h	3 min 18s	+20%
8–9 AM	39.6 km/h	3 min 47s	+4%
9–10 AM	33.7 km/h	4 min 27s	−11%
10–11 AM	33.9 km/h	4 min 25s	−11%
11 AM – 12 PM	31.5 km/h	4 min 46s	−17%
12–1 PM	29.8 km/h	5 min 2s	−21%
1–2 PM	28.6 km/h	5 min 15s	−25%
2–3 PM	25.2 km/h	5 min 57s	−34%
3–4 PM	26.3 km/h	5 min 42s	−31%
4–5 PM	26.8 km/h	5 min 36s	−29%
5–6 PM	24.2 km/h	6 min 12s	−36%
6–7 PM	22.8 km/h	6 min 35s	−40%
7–8 PM	23.7 km/h	6 min 20s	−37%
8–9 PM	28.5 km/h	5 min 16s	−25%
9–10 PM	36.1 km/h	4 min 9s	−5%
10–11 PM	40.6 km/h	3 min 42s	+7%
11 PM – 12 AM	41.8 km/h	3 min 35s	+10%

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