Ranking: Rome has the most chaotic traffic in Europe

Italian capital has record congestion: 254 hours lost each year in traffic

Thinking of renting a car in Rome to enjoy the city? Forget it. The Italian capital is the second city in the world in terms of hours lost in traffic. This is revealed by a study from Inrix Global, a consultancy specializing in urban mobility, which analyzes 200 cities in 38 countries.

A shocking result: the Italian capital is in first place in Europe and second in the general ranking, with 254 hours lost in traffic each year, second only to Bogotá, with 272, according to a publication in the daily La Repubblica, this Monday. (20).

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Along with Rome, Milan is also among the 10 cities in the world with the most hours lost by all citizens in transit. The capital of Lombardy, however, is seventh, with 226 hours. Third place went to Dublin, Ireland (246), ahead of Paris and Rostov-on-Don, Russia (237).

As incredible as it may seem, São Paulo is not the city with the most traffic in Latin America. The most chaotic cities in Brazilian traffic are, according to the study, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro.

Check out the complete ranking:

1. Bogotá
2. Rome
3. Dublin
4. Paris
5. Rostov-on-Don
6. London
7. Milan
8. Bordeaux
9. Mexico City
10. Moscow
11. Belo Horizonte
12. Saint Petersburg
13. Rio de Janeiro
14. Florença
15. Bruxelas
16. Belfast
17. Nápoles
18. Guadalajara
19. Nizhny Novgorod
20. Warsaw
21. Quito
22. Guayaquil
23. Turin
24. Edinburgh
25. Toronto

The full study is available in this PDF: Global card scorecard – Inrix