Spain’s Roads Busy Despite Rising Gasoline and Diesel Prices during Easter Holiday

During the recent Easter holiday, despite fluctuating weather conditions, there was an abundance of traffic on Spanish roads. This year’s holiday period is estimated to have involved at least 16.5 million trips, with a slight increase in gasoline and diesel prices. Gasoline prices have risen for 10 consecutive weeks and are now 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%. Gasoline prices have risen by 2.32% in the last month, while diesel has become 1.35% cheaper.

Drivers who filled their tanks before their trips will pay around €88.88 for gasoline and €84.26 for diesel at many service stations across Spain. However, some stations charge between €1.35 and €1.95 euros for gasoline and between €1.16 and €1.99 euros for diesel.

Despite the slight increase in fuel prices during this holiday season, both fuels remain far from the maximum prices reached in the summer of 2022 due to lower taxes and raw material costs in Spain compared to other European countries.

The second phase of Operation Exit began with approximately 4% more traffic than in 2023, with around 9.6 million trips taken during this period.

While many people travelled despite rising fuel prices during Easter holidays in Spain, fuel costs remain lower than those seen in other European countries during this busy travel period on Spanish roads.

In conclusion, despite fluctuating weather conditions during Easter holidays in Spain this year, there was an abundance of traffic on Spanish roads as an estimated total of at least 16.5 million trips were taken during this period which marks the beginning of a busy travel season across the country