Distribution of travelers who prefer road trips to flying in the U.S. 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 3, 2024

When surveyed in February 2024, the majority of drivers in the U.S. revealed that they preferred to drive to their holiday destination rather than fly via airplane, with 73 percent saying so. Meanwhile, only 22 percent of respondents preferred flying. 

Share of travelers that would prefer a road trip to flying in the United States as of February 2024

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Release date

April 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 9 to 20, 2024

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Special properties

respondents were all able to drive

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