Average Bucharest driver loses roughly 12 days annually due to congestion, report shows

Drivers in Bucharest lose, on average, 12 working days annually due to congestion, according to Traffic Index 2025, an analysis carried out by the Institute for Visionary Cities. The index compares how much circulation slows down on working days compared to a free-flow regime, for the 41 county seat municipalities and Bucharest.

According to the analysis, small cities such as Reșița, Giurgiu, and Călărași have the smoothest traffic. At the opposite pole, Bucharest remains a special case, with drivers losing more than half of the legal annual leave due to congestion.