Departure at 3 PM on the first day of Seol holiday: Seoul to Busan takes 5 hours 20 minutes

On the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, return traffic is causing congestion on major highways. However, the congestion is easing in the afternoon.

According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, the estimated travel times from Seoul Tollgate at 2 p.m. on the 9th are ▲Busan 5 hours 20 minutes ▲Ulsan 4 hours 58 minutes ▲Daegu 5 hours 10 minutes ▲Gwangju 4 hours 20 minutes ▲Gangneung 2 hours 50 minutes ▲Daejeon 2 hours 40 minutes. For departures at 2 p.m., the travel time to Busan was expected to be 6 hours 10 minutes, but the traffic situation appears to be gradually improving as time passes.

On the 8th, one day before the Lunar New Year holiday, the full-scale homecoming battle began, causing traffic congestion on the southbound lanes of the Seoul-Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Busan. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

The nationwide expected traffic volume for the day is about 5.19 million vehicles. Approximately 490,000 vehicles are expected to travel from the metropolitan area to the provinces, and 370,000 vehicles from the provinces to the metropolitan area. Road congestion in the direction of returning home peaks between 11 a.m. and noon and is expected to clear around 8 to 9 p.m. In the direction of returning to the city, congestion begins between 9 and 10 a.m., peaks between noon and 1 p.m., and is expected to ease around 6 to 7 p.m.

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