2024 travel data released: Which province is in the lead?

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) have shared the 2024 travel data with the public. Meanwhile, the popular ticketing platform Obilet has also released its travel report for this year.

According to DHMİ data, the number of domestic air passengers in the first 11 months of 2024 reached 44.1 million, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to last year. This figure is expected to exceed 47 million by the end of the year. In international flights, there was a 9.5 percent increase during the same period, with the number of passengers rising to 126.2 million.

According to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure's report, the number of bus passengers in 2024 rose by 5.2 percent to 141.8 million.

According to Obilet data, the date with the highest number of bus tickets purchased was Sunday, April 14, 2024, which coincided with the last day of the Ramadan Feast (Eid al-Fitr). The busiest day for flight tickets was recorded as Saturday, June 15, 2024, which was the eve of the Sacrifice Feast (Eid al-Adha) and the day after schools closed.

The busiest date for hotel reservations was December 31, 2024, due to the impact of New Year's Eve celebrations. This date surpassed all other days in reservations made through the platform.

In domestic bus travel, the highest increases were seen on the Hakkari-Van, Erzincan-Dersim, and Artvin-Iğdır routes. For international routes, Istanbul-Cologne and Istanbul-Frankfurt stood out.

In air travel, the highest growth in domestic flights was seen on the Hatay-Ankara and İzmir-Siirt lines, while significant increases were experienced on international routes including İzmir-Nicosia, Istanbul-Medina, İzmir-Tashkent, Dubai-Istanbul, and Istanbul-Phuket.

In December 2024, the average price of a domestic bus ticket was 560 TL. This represents a 40 percent increase compared to last year. Air ticket prices reached 1,537 TL for domestic flights, a 27 percent increase, and 5,227 TL for international flights, an 18 percent rise.

Bus: The most expensive domestic bus ticket was sold for 2,700 TL on the Van-Muğla route on August 29, 2024. For international bus travel, the ticket price on the Madrid-Sofia line reached 9,506 TL on July 7.

Plane: The most expensive domestic flight ticket was recorded at 12,365 TL for a Muğla-Istanbul flight on August 24, 2024, while the Chicago-Istanbul flight was sold for 144,725 TL on November 4. Hotel: The most expensive hotel reservation took place in Antalya on August 5, 2024. A total of 502,907 TL was paid for a 12-day reservation at a 5-star hotel.