Andorra Sees 10.5% Surge in March Visitors to 714,488, Driven by Overnight Stays

Andorra recorded 714,488 visitors in March 2026, marking a 10.5% rise from the previous year, according to data released Monday by the Department of Statistics.

Overnight tourists totalled 449,753, or 62.9% of arrivals, up 14.7%, while day-trippers reached 264,735, or 37.1%, increasing 4.1%. This pattern underscores the growing share of extended stays during the winter season.

Visitors from other countries jumped 30%, with Spanish arrivals rising 12.4%. French numbers slipped 0.8% compared to March 2025. Over the past 12 months, total visitors fell 0.5%, as a 10.3% drop in day-trippers outweighed a 12.4% gain in tourists. In that period, French arrivals declined 11.8%, offset by 6.1% growth from Spain and 17% from elsewhere.

Shopping narrowly led purposes at 37.5%, ahead of sports at 37.4%. Among tourists, sports dominated at 59.4%, followed by wellness, health, and thermal activities at 11.4%. Day-trippers favoured shopping at 82.5%, with sports at 4.2%. Average stays lasted 3.6 nights, up from 3.5 a year earlier. Hotels accounted for 56.2% of nights, tourist apartments 12%. Canillo topped parishes with 357,791 nights, trailed by Andorra la Vella and Encamp.

Year-to-date through March, daily visitor equivalents climbed 3.3%, signalling steady tourism and spending recovery.

Vehicle entries reached an estimated 320,836 in March, up 0.6% year-on-year. Passenger cars held nearly steady at +0.1%, heavy vehicles rose 11.5%. Spanish-border cars increased 4.6% to 5.2% year-over-year, heavy vehicles up 16.7%; French-border cars fell 11.3% to 11.4%, heavies down 18.3%.

First-quarter vehicles dropped 8% from 2025, led by a 33% plunge from France, partly countered by 1.6% Spanish growth. The 12-month total hit 4,102,464 vehicles: 2,923,540 via Spain, 1,178,924 from France. Seasonally adjusted March figures showed a 0.9% uptick, suggesting modest border stabilisation.