ROME – The increase in transport costs puts Italian holidays to the test. An analysis by the Altroconsumo association highlighted how costs continue to increase dramatically compared to the pre-pandemic period and the conflict in Ukraine. Beyond the increases in the prices of airline tickets and ferries, the car, the preferred means of travel for Italians, has suffered a real blow with the cost of fuel skyrocketing despite the Government’s interventions. It should not be forgotten that the increases in motorway tolls (+ 1.5%) are also at stake, which should have been triggered at the beginning of July but which have not yet been applied, so the spotlight of the association has focused on fuels. analyzing the expenditure, compared to previous years, relating to twelve motorway sections to sea areas. Therefore, starting from the big cities, such as Milan, Rome, Naples, Turin and Florence, the routes most frequented by vacationers were traveled towards the seaside destinations of Lignano, Rimini, Palinuro, Alassio, Gallipoli, Viareggio and Senigallia.
The analyzes were carried out on the basis of an average consumption in liters of petrol and diesel, and the data were compared with those relating to 2020 and 2021. Unfortunately, in recent weeks, the cost of fuels has again exceeded the 2 euro threshold. per liter, as opposed to two years ago, when petrol and diesel cost € 1.40 / liter and € 1.28 / liter respectively. Here, considering these data, with a petrol car you would spend 27.7% more for the trip, compared to 2021 and even more than in 2020 (+ 48.2%). Just to give an example, the Milan-Palinuro route will cost 58 euros more than in 2020 and 88 euros more than it would have cost two years ago. The cost of diesel grows by 36.9% compared to 2021, but if you look at 2020 there is a shudder as there is a surge of 58.2%. With diesel, even a limited route like Milan-Rimini (666 km) will cost 22 euros more than last year and 30 euros more than in 2020. In short, for the next trips it is good to remember to drive with the “light” foot and to carefully consider all the factors that could affect the increase in fuel consumption.