In 2021, most border crossings by road were generated by leisure traffic, namely 41%. Next came commuting, which accounted for 27% of people arriving and departing, ahead of shopping traffic with 22%. As is to be expected, these percentages vary on weekdays (Monday to Friday) compared with weekends.
Compared with the last survey in 2015, the number of road border crossings for leisure purposes saw a particularly sharp decline (-51%). However, the impact of the COVID pandemic was also very noticeable in shopping traffic (-43%) and commuting traffic (-35%).
In 2021, the leading purpose of travel in cross-border rail transport was also leisure, accounting for 45% of inbound and outbound passengers, followed by commuting with 34%. Shopping traffic accounted for only 9% of border crossings by rail.
