EU citizens made 1.19 billion trips within the European bloc in 2024. Of this number, more than 70% were domestic trips, with Portugal going further, as they represent 85% of the total.
On a European scale, data released by Eurostat points to an increase of 4.4% compared to 2023 (1.14 billion trips). Of the 1.19 billion trips made for personal or professional purposes, 92% were made without leaving the European Union.
At stake are 850 million domestic trips (71% of the total) and 250 million trips outside the country, but without leaving the European bloc (21% of the total).
The weight of those that take place without crossing borders is even more pronounced in Portugal, which is only surpassed by Romania (90%) and Spain (88%). The Portuguese case follows, as well as France and Greece (all with 85%).
Conversely, Luxembourg (5%), Belgium (23%) and Malta (35%) have the lowest share of domestic travel.
Spending is higher when traveling abroad
Figures from the EU statistics office also make it possible to infer the difference in total spending on trips made in one’s own country, compared to those made through another country.
Now, EU residents spent a total of 360.7 billion euros on trips to other countries. The value far exceeds the amount spent on domestic travel, which reached 257.2 billion euros.