With Christmas just around the corner, the most curious data that this story leaves us are beginning to emerge. holiday period of meals, trips and reunions. As usual around this time, Google has published some interesting facts about how its applications are used at this time and, above all, what interesting data we can get from it to organize our vacations.
This time, Google has offered some interesting data extracted from Google Maps that allow us to get a quite interesting image of what movements are like at Christmas, something that serves a double purpose: to know our customs at a glance, and to plan movements better on these dates. These data are the results of an analysis of traffic patterns in December of last year throughout Spain, so they are a fairly close image to the Christmas reality.
According to Google Maps, the best time to hit the road before Christmas is the early morning of December 23, something logical due to the low traffic flow on those days. However, as a fact, you should know that in Barcelona, Seville and Valencia, people tend to leave before 6 in the morning, while those in Madrid wait until 7 in the morning.
If you plan to travel on Christmas Eve, Avoid driving after 4 in the afternoon because it is one of the busiest points of the day., you’re probably late for dinner. On Christmas Day, according to Google Maps data, it is best to leave home before 11 in the morning, and the worst time is after 5 in the afternoon.
The busiest places at Christmas according to Google Maps
Throughout Spain, the moment when supermarkets and convenience stores
neighborhood are busier It’s Saturdays at noon, and the best time for having the least influx of people is Monday afternoons in Barcelona and Madrid. Although this point is not exclusive to the Christmas period.
If you are going to send a gift by mail, know that The best time to go to the Post Office is Wednesday afternoons, around eight. On the contrary, the largest crowds occur on Mondays at noon. The best time to go to a shopping center is usually Mondays at three in the afternoon. The worst moment, a Saturday at noon