As last year, TomTom compiled peak travel time data (around 9am, then 6pm) for the first 22 working days of the school year.. Then the result was compared with the same times when the traffic is smooth. From there, TomTom deduces the level of congestion that corresponds average duration of morning and evening trips : yes, in Paris they are lengthened by an average of 73%. To estimate the total time spent in traffic over the 22 days in the cities tracked by TomTom, we applied this congestion level to a commute home that is theoretically 1 hour long with constant traffic (30 minutes one way, 30 minutes return). And there are (unpleasant) surprises…

Large fluctuations from one city to another…

So the verdict? In Marseille it is better, but in Paris everything is more difficult, pleasantly (or he was already heavily stuck last year) and Lyon. On the other hand, things have improved further at Rennes, who were 2nd last year and are now tied for 5th with Montpellier. Elsewhere, there is a general trend towards shorter travel times… With the exception of Grenoble, Nancy (worst progression on our list) AND Towers. Finally, it improves blood circulation in Le Mans, in Orleans or even in Reims.

The busiest cities in France

Here is a ranking of the 25 most difficult cities to travel to:

• Marseille: 17:49 spent in traffic (-26 min compared to 2022)
• Paris: 16:03 spent in traffic (+1h.06 compared to 2022)
• pleasantly: 15:50 spent in traffic (+39 min compared to 2022)
• Lyon: 15:10 spent in a traffic jam (+26 min compared to 2022)
• Montpellier: 14:44 spent in traffic (-26 min compared to 2022)
• 5 is a draw. Rennes: 14:44 spent in traffic (-1:06 compared to 2022)
• Bordeaux: 14:31 spent in traffic (-52 min compared to 2022)
• 7 is a draw. Toulouse: 14:31 spent in traffic (+13 min compared to 2022)
• Toulon: 14:18 spent in traffic (-52 min compared to 2022)
• Nantes: 12 o’clock 58 min. in traffic jams (-1:19 a.m compared to 2022)
• Grenoble : 12:32 hours in traffic (+52 min compared to 2022)
• 11 is a draw. Lille : 12:32 hours in traffic (-39 min compared to 2022)
• nancy : 12:19 spent in traffic (+2 h. 38 min compared to 2022)
• Brest : 12h06 spent in traffic jams (as much as in 2022)
• 14 is a draw. Clermont-Ferrand : 12h06 spent in traffic jams (the same as in 2022)
• Strasbourg : 11:39 hours spent in traffic (the same as in 2022)
• Rouen : 10:20 am in traffic jam (-13 min compared to 2022)
• 17 is a draw. Saint Etienne : 10:20 am in traffic jam (-39 min compared to 2022)
• Avignon : 9:40 am spent in a traffic jam (-39 min compared to 2022)
• 19 is a draw. Towers : 9h27 spent in traffic jams (+52 min compared to 2022)
• Dijon : 9:01 a.m. in traffic (-13 min compared to 2022)
• 21 ties. Le Havre : 9:01 a.m. in traffic (-39 min compared to 2022)
• 21 ties. Le Mans : 9:01 a.m. in traffic (+13 min compared to 2022)
• Orleans : 8 hours 34 minutes in traffic (-52 min compared to 2022)
• Reims : 8h08 spent in a traffic jam (-39 min compared to 2022)

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