The World's Worst Cities For Driving

As most road trips will invariably incorporate a city location I thought it might be useful to let you know which cities around the world have the worst traffic congestion and which cities have implemented congestion penalties in order to try and alleviate the problems.

You don't want to find yourself amongst this lot!

Over the years certain cities have become notorious, not only for their traffic congestion, but for the awful layout of their road systems and the driving etiquette, or lack of it, of local road users. Several driving magazines have listed the cities below as the world's worst cities to drive in.

Athens - Greece.
Beijing - China.
Manilla - Philippines.
Mumbai - India.
Orlando - Florida - USA.
Paris - France.
Rome - Italy.
Seoul - South Korea.
Toronto - Canada
Ulan Bator - Mongolia
                                                                                   

All cities are busy, especially during rush hour, but there are certain cities which have become notorious for their unrelenting traffic congestion and legendary traffic jams. Below is a list of the twelve cities around the world which are renowned for having the world's longest, continuous traffic jams;

Bangkok - Thailand
Cairo - Egypt
Chicago - Illinois - USA
Delhi - India
Jakarta - Indonesia
Johannesburg - South Africa
London - England
Los Angeles - California - USA
Mexico City - Mexico
Moscow - Russian Federation
New York City - New York State - USA
Sao Paulo - Brazil



There are various forms of city congestion charges around the world which have been introduced in order to cut down on congestion and pollution.
Congestion zones can apply to part of or all of a city and may be in place at all times or just at certain times of the day.
Information and payment advice for these charges can be made before you travel by visiting any of the various city's tourist websites.
The various cities which run these types of schemes are;

Bergen - Norway
Delhi - India
Florence - Italy
Genoa - Italy
London - England
Milan - Italy
Oslo - Norway
Pisa - Italy
Rome - Italy
Shanghai - China
Singapore - Malaysia
Stockholm - Sweden
Trondheim - Norway
Valletta - Malta
 

Road Space Rationing also known as No Drive Days, which are based on resident license plate numbers, have been implemented in some cities around the world. To find out how these systems affect visitors please visit the relevant city's tourist website.
The cities which have implemented these types of schemes are;

Athens - Greece
Bogota - Colombia.
Countrywide - Honduras.
La Paz - Bolivia.
Mexico City - Mexico.
Quito - Ecuador.
Sao Paulo - Brazil.
San Jose - Costa Rica.
Santiago - Chile.

London's Congestion Zone Logo

There are even some places around the world where driving has been completely banned, to check out the various locations which have been made into traffic free zones visit -

                                          Traffic free locations around the world.


The best way to travel around most of the world’s cities is by way of a metro or subway system. To find information about all the world's city metro/subway systems, visit -  

                                                   Metro systems of the world.



                         
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