Rising Fuel Prices Don’t Deter Easter Travelers on Spanish Roads

Despite the fluctuating weather, there was an abundant amount of traffic on Spanish roads during Easter. This holiday period, estimated to involve at least 16.5 million trips, saw a slight increase in gasoline and diesel prices. Gasoline prices have increased for 10 consecutive weeks and are close to last Easter’s levels, while diesel prices are slightly lower than last year. At the beginning of the second phase of Operation Exit, a liter of 95 gasoline costs 1.63 euros, up 1.24% from the previous week, and a liter of diesel costs 1.5 euros, up 0.52%.

Despite the slight increase in fuel prices, drivers filling their tanks before their trips will still pay around 88.88 euros for gasoline and 84.26 euros for diesel. Fuel prices can vary depending on the service station, with some stations charging between 1.35 and 1.95 euros for gasoline and between 1.16 and 1.99 euros for diesel. While many people travelled during Easter despite the rising fuel prices, the cost of gasoline and diesel in Spain remains lower than in other European countries due to lower taxes and raw material costs compared to the Eurozone average.

The second phase of Operation Exit began with an increase of around 4% more traffic than in previous years, with around 9 million trips taking place during this period representing about one-third of all planned trips for Easter holiday season.

The exodus is expected to end on Monday next week as it is still a holiday in several autonomous communities.

This marks the beginning of a busy travel period in Spain following the Easter weekend’s high demand for driving holidays due to low-priced flights from Europe that attracted many tourists from different regions.

Overall, despite some fluctuations in fuel prices during this holiday season