Around 250,000 more Hungarians traveled abroad in December than in the same period a year earlier, the ministry said, while noting a longer than usual holiday.
About 212,000 Hungarians took flights abroad from Ferenc Liszt International in December, up 19% from the base period.
The most popular destinations were London, Istanbul, and Dubai. Trips abroad by car rose 5pc year-on-year to 107,000 in December.
The biggest increase in cross-border traffic was in the direction of Austria and Slovakia. The ministry said the increase in trips abroad was supported by dynamic real wage growth over a period of more than a year.
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