this travelers who used planes and high-speed trains to scroll Spain last june grew by 62.9% and 82.2%, respectivelycompared to the same month of the previous year when there were still a lot of restrictions due to the pandemic.
According to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) this Thursday, the total 3.89 million users used air transport in Spain in the sixth month of the year (62.9% more), others 2.85 million chose the Long Distance train for trips (+65.6%). In this segment, travelers using AVE added a total of 1.96 million users (+82.2%).
Last June, rail transport in Spain was used by more than 45.5 million passengers, 27.1% more than the previous year, of which 40 million were Cercanías users (+23.6%); 2.6 million (+55.2%) for Medium Range and 2.85 million (+65.6) for Long Range.
For its part, intercity bus transport was used by 58.3 million passengers, 35.3% higher than in June 2021, while maritime transport increased 51.4% to over one million users.