About Amsterdamverkeer

Amsterdam regularly grinds to a halt: on the ring road, in the tunnels under the IJ, on the Wibautstraat and at the bridges. Amsterdamverkeer shows at a glance how busy it is right now, and how long the busiest routes take.

Why this site

A lot is being decided about traffic in Amsterdam: 30 kilometres an hour on most streets, new parking rates, plans for a city centre with fewer cars. At the same time, big projects will cause extra disruption in the coming years: Zuidasdok on the A10 South, major maintenance on the ring road and the main routes, and from mid-2027 the IJtunnel, which will close for at least a year. There is plenty of debate about it, often based on gut feeling.

This site shows what it looks like in practice, with measurements: how long a route takes right now, and how long it normally takes. What you make of it is up to you.

Live: a new reading every minute

The map measures traffic across Amsterdam and refreshes itself every minute. A navigation app calculates your route. Amsterdamverkeer shows how the whole city is doing, before you even get in.

What you see here

• A gauge showing how jammed traffic in Amsterdam is right now, from green (everything flowing) to red (gridlocked).
• Travel times on twelve routes that many people in Amsterdam drive, between the districts and to Schiphol: now, and normal (when traffic flows freely).
• A map with every measured road in Amsterdam and the roads leading to it: the A10 ring road, the A1, A2, A4, A5, A8 and A9, the tunnels under the IJ and the roads in Amstelveen, Diemen and Zaandam. Green flows, orange is busy, red is jammed.
• Where it's busy or jammed, in words: which street, from which junction to which.
• Roadworks and which roads are closing, behind the button at the top left of the map.
• When the movable bridges in the city are expected to open, and which one is open right now according to the schedule.
• Accidents and broken-down vehicles in and around Amsterdam, as soon as they are reported.
• Buses, trams and metros that are late, free spaces in car parks and park-and-ride sites, the weather and the air quality. If a whole rail connection is down, you'll see that too.
• The forecast: how busy it usually is, school holidays included.
• The figures: where and when traffic jams up most often, kept day after day.
• A flashing light on the map when the emergency services are at a road where traffic is slow right now. That is probably the reason, but we can't be sure.

How does the gauge work?

The gauge at the top of the map shows at a glance how jammed traffic in Amsterdam is right now. If the little car is on the left, in the green, everything is flowing. The further to the right, the redder and the more jammed it is. If it is driving at speed, it is quiet; if it stands still with its brake light on, Amsterdam is jammed.

The reading comes from two things: on how many of the measured roads it is busy or jammed right now, and how much longer you take on the twelve routes than normal. So that the little car doesn't jump about, the reading is the average of the last five minutes. At night it sits all the way to the left, during the day mostly in the green or yellow, and at rush hour in the orange or red.

• Everything is flowing and fairly quiet: green
• Busy in places: yellow
• Busy: orange
• Jammed in many places and gridlocked: red

The small gauge next to the weather shows air quality, on a scale from 1 (clean) to 11 (very bad). Point at the gauge for the substances measured.

Neutral: we measure, we take no side

Traffic is a political subject in Amsterdam, from 30 kilometres an hour to parking and the IJtunnel. This site takes no side and is not a campaign site. We only show what is measured, so the conversation can be about facts: for anyone who wants to know whether it's worth leaving now, and for anyone who wants to see how often Amsterdam really grinds to a halt.

Independent and free

No company, organisation or political party is behind the map. There are no ads and no cookies are used. Now and then a reading may be missing, or a road may have no colour for a while.

Everything you see on this site is based on publicly available sources and is processed automatically. It is not official or verified data and may be incomplete, delayed or incorrect. We do our best to show everything as well as we can, but we give no guarantee of accuracy, completeness or availability. No rights can be derived from the information on this site, and you use it at your own risk. For decisions that matter, consult the official source or the road authority. See also the FAQ.

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