Lunar New Year Highway Traffic Jam Both Ways... Busan to Seoul 8 Hours 30 Minutes

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

On the 10th, Lunar New Year's Day, traffic congestion is occurring at various points on major highways nationwide.

According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 2 p.m. on this day, the estimated travel time from major cities nationwide to the Seoul tollgate is 7 hours and 30 minutes from Busan, 7 hours from Ulsan, 6 hours and 30 minutes from Daegu, 6 hours and 30 minutes from Mokpo, 6 hours and 30 minutes from Gwangju, 4 hours and 20 minutes from Daejeon, and 3 hours and 30 minutes from Gangneung.

The estimated travel time from the Seoul tollgate to major cities nationwide is 6 hours and 40 minutes to Busan, 6 hours and 10 minutes to Ulsan, 5 hours and 40 minutes to Daegu, 5 hours and 20 minutes to Gwangju, 3 hours and 40 minutes to Daejeon, and 3 hours and 30 minutes to Gangneung.

Traffic volume is expected to reach approximately 6.05 million vehicles nationwide. About 460,000 vehicles will travel from the metropolitan area to other regions, and about 460,000 vehicles will travel from other regions to the metropolitan area.

Traffic congestion in the direction of returning home is expected to continue throughout the day and ease around dawn on the 11th. Congestion in the direction of going to hometowns is expected to clear between 8 and 9 p.m.

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