Santo Domingo witnessed an unprecedented surge in domestic travel during the 2025 Christmas season, with official data from RD Vial revealing extraordinary mobility patterns across the Dominican Republic. Between December 20-27, the nation’s toll plazas recorded a staggering 2,366,699 passenger movements, demonstrating a remarkable 24% year-over-year increase and nearly doubling the traffic volume documented in 2023.
The comprehensive statistics show an additional 452,778 travelers compared to the identical period in 2024, with the peak travel days of December 24-25 alone accounting for 460,017 journeys. This represents a substantial 29% surge from the previous year’s Christmas Eve and Christmas Day figures, highlighting a transformative shift in holiday transportation dynamics.
Transportation authorities identified two primary catalysts for this historic mobility event: widespread family reunification initiatives and robust domestic tourism activity. The data suggests a fundamental transformation in travel behavior, with citizens increasingly opting for interprovincial journeys during major holidays. Officials have simultaneously issued renewed calls for traffic law compliance as the New Year’s travel period approaches, emphasizing safety measures alongside the celebration of increased economic activity within the national tourism sector.
The statistical breakdown provides compelling evidence of recovering and expanding travel patterns post-pandemic, with the 2025 numbers establishing new benchmarks for holiday mobility. RD Vial’s monitoring systems captured these movements through advanced toll plaza analytics, offering precise insights into the nation’s transportation trends during peak seasonal periods.