Bengaluru Traffic Report: July 2026 Edition

Correction: Correction, 28 July 2026. This edition was published stating that we had "analyzed 606 real Bengaluru commutes." That total was too high. It included 41 repeat calculations of a single route, which should not have been counted as 41 separate commutes. The correct total for this edition’s window is 565. We never edit an edition after publishing it, so the figures below are the originals: 606 still appears wherever the total is shown, including in the questions at the foot of this page. Read 565 instead. No other figure on this page changes. Those 41 calculations were all multi-leg journeys, and every other figure here comes either from single-mode commutes (the car cost and hours figures, the mode split, cost per kilometre, occupancy, the carbon comparison and the carpool comparison) or from commuters who separately confirmed a corridor, so none of them included those 41.

The state of the commute

606 real Bengaluru commutes analyzed since 2026-05-31.

The median monthly car commute cost is ₹3,111, or about ₹37,332 a year (based on 149 car commutes).

Car commuters in this sample spend about 330 hours a year commuting.

How this city commutes

• Auto: 3% (n=11). This is based on only 11 calculations.
• Bike: 36% (n=125).
• Bus: 7% (n=25).
• Car: 43% (n=149).
• Metro: 7% (n=25).
• Other: 3% (n=10).

79% of single-mode commutes are by private vehicle (car or two-wheeler).

Cost per km, compared to the bus

• Auto costs about 8x as much per km as the bus (n=11).
• Bike costs about 1x as much per km as the bus (n=125).
• Car costs about 4x as much per km as the bus (n=149).

Car occupancy

The average car carries 1.45 people per trip; 77% of car trips are solo (n=149).

Trips compared to carbon emissions

• Auto: 3% of trips, 2% of emissions.
• Bike: 36% of trips, 16% of emissions.
• Bus: 7% of trips, 3% of emissions.
• Car: 43% of trips, 76% of emissions.
• Metro + Walking + Cycling: 10% of trips, 2% of emissions.

The carpool lever

If two more riders shared each car commute, the average car commuter would save about ₹3,049 a month and cut their impact score by about 64%, based on 131 commutes with a stored carpool alternative.

Modelled from the carpool alternative the calculator offers each car commute, not a measured behavior change.

Worst corridors

• ORR-East: 28 confirmed commuters, about 739 hours a month collectively.
• Whitefield: 22 confirmed commuters, about 602 hours a month collectively.
• Sarjapur Road: 25 confirmed commuters, about 591 hours a month collectively.

Quick answers

What's the typical Bengaluru car commute cost in 2026?

The Commute Impact Calculator has analyzed 606 real Bengaluru commutes as of the July 2026 edition. Among car commuters in that sample (n=149), the median monthly cost is ₹3,111, or roughly ₹37,332 a year.

How many hours do Bengaluru car commuters spend commuting in 2026?

The median car commuter in our Bengaluru sample (n=149) spends about 330 hours a year commuting, door to door (July 2026 edition).

What share of Bengaluru commutes are by private vehicle?

Among single-mode Bengaluru commutes in our sample, 79% are by private vehicle (car or two-wheeler), as of the July 2026 edition.

Which Bengaluru corridor's commuters collectively spend the most hours commuting?

Among corridors with enough confirmed commuters to report, ORR-East currently leads: its confirmed cohort of 28 commuters collectively spends about 739 hours per month commuting (July 2026 edition).

Where does this Bengaluru commute data come from?

The headline and mode figures come from 606 real calculations run by Bengaluru commuters on the Commute Impact Calculator. Corridor rankings, where shown, come only from a smaller group of commuters who separately confirmed their regular route. All figures are aggregated anonymously under our published methodology (commuteimpact.com/methodology). This is a self-selected sample of calculator users, not a census.

This report aggregates real calculations by users of this tool. It is a self-selected sample of commuters who chose to measure their commute, not a census of the city.

Cite as: Commute Impact Calculator, Bengaluru Traffic Report, July 2026 Edition, methodology v1.2, commuteimpact.com/methodology.