Families are choosing road trips over flights for domestic travel due to rising airline ticket costs.

India's airlines are up against competition from both external and industry sources. Families consisting of four members who own a car are increasingly planning lengthy vacations (lasting at least a week) to travel longer distances (less than or equal to 1,000 km) by rail (particularly the Vande Bharat) or by road using expressways.And the high cost of airline tickets is the cause of this. "We had recently scheduled a trip to Udaipur," remarked Navendra Singh, an executive at a prestigious real estate company in Mumbai and a travel aficionado."My family's return ticket for the trip, which involved two children, came to '60,000 in total. We made the decision to drive. Our expenses came to around '20,000. We traveled at a comfortable speed to get to Udaipur.

"The trend of road travel has also been aided by an increase in the number of women who can drive and an increase in the sales of large and mid-range cars in urban areas.Today's family of four prefers to travel by road for a week-long vacation, according to Rakesh Sharma, a sales executive at a mid-sized Mumbai tours and travel company.

"Typically, each partner takes turns driving. They set out early in the morning so as to avoid having to drive at night."He also mentioned that when traveling alone, people still like taking flights for trips shorter than 1,000 kilometers."My family's return ticket for the trip, which involved two children, came to '60,000 in total. We made the decision to drive. Our expenses came to around '20,000. We traveled at a comfortable speed to get to Udaipur." The trend of traveling by automobile has also been aided by an increase in the number of women who can drive and an increase in the sales of large and mid-range cars in urban areas.Today's family of four prefers to travel by road for a week-long vacation, according to Rakesh Sharma, a sales executive at a mid-sized Mumbai tours and travel company. "Typically, each partner takes turns driving. They set out early in the morning so as to avoid having to drive at night." He also mentioned that when traveling alone, people still like taking flights for trips shorter than 1,000 kilometers.