23% of our compatriots went on holiday by car this year, 15% travel this way every year, another 26% do it periodically and 18% would really like to travel this way, Citydrive and Rosgosstrakh discovered during a joint research .
Those who don’t mind driving on holiday say they have traveled this way more often in the past two (16%), three (12%) or five (7%) years.
Why a car?
The respondents mentioned the following reasons: convenience (31%), cost (20%), safety and speed (14%), as well as beautiful views to admire during the trip (12%).
Where are they going?
Mostly Russians travel by car in their own country, only 8% of the respondents go abroad.
Russians do not like to travel far from home by car: just over a quarter (27%) do not go on holiday beyond their region, one in five (21%) is willing to travel to the neighboring region. Only 19% of respondents are willing to spend more than a day on the road, 6–9 hours – 18%.
Admittedly, there are some (17%) who enjoy not only driving around in a car for their entire holiday, but even spending the night in it.
Top 5 cars for traveling
The most suitable car for travel was called a motorhome by the survey participants – 38%. The top 5 best recreational vehicles also included:
- Crossover / SUV – 33%
- Minivan / minibus – 29%
- Station wagon – 17%
- Sedan / hatchback – 12%.
Electric cars have become the worst in tourism vehicle rankings. Only 5% of respondents are willing to choose them for travel.
Every fifth respondent said they went on holiday in a rental car at least once or more in their life, a further 8% do it often and 22% have not yet tried it but would very much like to.
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In August 2022, an online survey was conducted on the social network VKontakte among 1,200 respondents living in all regions of Russia.