Dublin has been named the second-worst city for traffic congestion in Europe, with the average speed of commuters during rush hour being just 17km/h in the Irish capital.
The most congested cities in Europe have been revealed with some drivers spending almost half an hour to travel just 10 kilometres.
Car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have detailed which drivers in Europe spend the most amount of time in their cars.
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A spokesperson for StressFreeCarRental.com said: "Drivers are experiencing slow moving traffic every day - with an average speed of only 18.9km/h during rush hour across Europe as a whole.
"And many motorists are spending over 40 minutes doing their daily commute because of how congested European city roads have become."
London drivers experience the worst congestion in Europe - travelling at an average of just 14 km/h during rush hour.
Motorists in Dublin experience the second-worst congestion in the continent, driving at an average speed of 17 km/h at peak periods.
Bucharest and Paris both make the top five of the heaviest traffic jams, both taking over 25 minutes to drive just 10 kilometres.
Drivers in Italy also experience long wait times sitting in traffic, as Milan, Rome and Turin make the top 10 list also.
Wroclaw and Hamburg rank as the ninth and 10th worst congested cities in Europe, with an average speed of 20 km/h and 23 km/h respectively, during rush hour.
Brussels also has some of the busiest roads in Europe, with drivers spending over 25 minutes making just 10 kilometres of progress during peak travel times.
The 10 most congested cities in Europe
Rank, city, average time to travel 10 km (minutes), average speed in rush hour (k/ph)
- London, 36.2 minutes, 14 (k/ph)
- Dublin, 28.3 minutes, 17 (k/ph)
- Milan, 27.3 minutes, 18 (k/ph)
- Bucharest, 27.2 minutes, 17 (k/ph)
- Paris, 26.1 minutes 19 (k/ph)
- Rome, 25.4 minutes, 20 (k/ph)
- Brussels, 25.3 minutes, 20 (k/ph)
- Turin, 25 minutes 21 (k/ph)
- Wroclaw, 24.3 minutes, 20 (k/ph)
- Hamburg, 23.1 minutes, 23 (k/ph)
The spokesperson added that the report highlights the differing levels of investment and the importance of improving roads and public transport from in cities to avoid traffic congestion.
"As we try to meet targets on pollution and emissions, European leaders need to invest more time and money into helping the traffic flow more freely.
"This might involve bringing in more congestion charges for motorists in these cities, pumping more funding into improving roads as well as public transport systems, to tackle congestion across Europe," the spokesperson added.
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