Uber, India’s leading ridehailing app today released the latest edition of its ‘Intercity Ride’ index, the annual data compilation of its popular Intercity mobility product, which revealed that the year-to-date number of trips in 2024 have already surpassed last year's highs.
In 2024, Uber recorded its highest-ever Intercity trip bookings, fueled by Indians' increasing penchant for travel, holidays and transformative improvements in the nation’s road infrastructure. The expansive network of national highways and expressways has significantly reduced travel times, making long-distance road journeys more seamless, convenient, and appealing than ever before.
The weekend continued to be the most favoured days for Intercity travel by Indians, with Sunday leading the pack with the highest number of trips booked, followed by Saturday and Friday, respectively.
The round trip feature was loved way more by riders for their leisure travel and visits to places of worship as they could keep the Uber with them, while one-way trips were most booked by those going to visit their families, where the date of return could be flexible.
Here’s some of the key highlights from the ‘Intercity Ride’ index:
Top 3 Intercity Routes in India
Top 5 Intercity Weekend Travel Months
(Top 5 months in 2024 with the highest number of Intercity trips booked during weekends, in no set order)
Top 3 Days of the Week
(Top 3 days of the week with the highest number of Uber Intercity rides in 2024, in decreasing order)
Top Uses For Intercity (Top uses for Intercity going by number of trips booked in 2024, in decreasing order)
Most Popular Getaways
(The top weekend getaways around major cities, going by Intercity trips booked in 2024, in decreasing order of popularity)
Base City | Most Popular Intercity Travel Destinations |
Mumbai | Pune, Nashik, Lonavala, Matheran, Alibaug |
Bangalore | Mysore, Nandi Hills, Chikmagalur |
Delhi | Agra, Jaipur, Vrindavan |
Chennai | Puducherry, Vellore, Thiruvannamalli |
Hyderabad | Mehbubnagar, Warangal, Medak |
Kolkata | Nadia, Digha, Kharagpur |
Jaipur | Delhi, Ajmer, Sikar |
Lucknow | Kanpur, Faizabad, Raebareli |
Chandigarh | Delhi, Ludhiana, Solan, Amritsar |
Ahmedabad | Vadodara, Anand, Surat |