In 2021, Moscow was rated as the most traffic jam prone city in Russia and the second most congested city in the world. Traffic jams in the Russian capital increased the travel time by 61 percent compared to uncongested traffic. In Saint Petersburg, the congestion level was measured at 50 percent.
Most traffic jam prone cities in Russia in 2021, by congestion level
Characteristic
Excess travel time due to traffic congestion
Moscow and Moscow region
61%
Saint Petersburg
50%
Novosibirsk
48%
Samara
44%
Yekaterinburg
43%
Rostov-on-Don
41%
Nizhny Novgorod
37%
Chelyabinsk
34%
Omsk
33%
Kazan
33%
Tomsk
32%
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Cities with a population with over 800,000 inhabitants
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The source added the following information:
"The congestion level percentages represent the measured amount of extra travel time experienced by drivers across the entire year. We start by establishing a baseline of travel times during uncongested, free flow conditions across each road segment in each city. We then analyze travel times across the entire year (24/7) for each city – and compare this information against free flow periods to derive extra travel time."
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TomTom. (February 8, 2022). Most traffic jam prone cities in Russia in 2021, by congestion level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023056/russia-most-traffic-jam-prone-cities/
TomTom. "Most traffic jam prone cities in Russia in 2021, by congestion level." Chart. February 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023056/russia-most-traffic-jam-prone-cities/
TomTom. (2022). Most traffic jam prone cities in Russia in 2021, by congestion level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023056/russia-most-traffic-jam-prone-cities/
TomTom. "Most Traffic Jam Prone Cities in Russia in 2021, by Congestion Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023056/russia-most-traffic-jam-prone-cities/
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