6 Hours 40 Minutes from Busan to Seoul... Return Traffic Expected to Ease Around 10 p.m.

Worst Congestion Expected Between 4 and 5 p.m.
Heavy Traffic on Yeongdong and Seohaean Expressways

On the last day of the Chuseok holiday, October 9, as people return to their homes, traffic congestion continues on major expressways across the country.

On the first day of the Chuseok holiday, the southbound lanes near the Jamwon Interchange on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Seoul are experiencing traffic congestion.

According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9:00 a.m. on this day, the estimated travel times from each city tollgate to the Seoul tollgate are as follows: 6 hours and 40 minutes from Busan, 5 hours and 40 minutes from Mokpo, 5 hours and 30 minutes from Ulsan, 4 hours and 50 minutes from Daegu, 4 hours and 10 minutes from Gwangju, 3 hours from Gangneung, 2 hours from Yangyang, and 1 hour and 50 minutes from Daejeon.

The estimated travel times from Seoul to each city are: 5 hours and 10 minutes to Ulsan, 5 hours to Busan, 4 hours and 20 minutes to Daegu, 4 hours to Gangneung, 3 hours and 50 minutes to Mokpo, 3 hours and 20 minutes to Gwangju, 2 hours and 40 minutes to Yangyang, and 1 hour and 38 minutes to Daejeon.

On the Gyeongbu Expressway toward Seoul, traffic congestion is occurring near Seocho Interchange (2.49 km) and Banpo Interchange (1.78 km). On the Seohaean Expressway toward Mokpo, vehicles are moving slowly near the section between Seopyeongtaek Junction and Seopyeongtaek Interchange (6.53 km). Aside from these areas, traffic flow is generally smooth on most expressways.

The Korea Expressway Corporation predicted that return traffic congestion would begin in earnest between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m., peak between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m., and ease after 10:00 p.m. In particular, the Yeongdong and Seohaean Expressways are expected to be the most congested. In the opposite direction, toward hometowns, traffic flow is expected to be relatively smooth.

The Korea Expressway Corporation estimated that 5.13 million vehicles would be on the move nationwide on this day, with 400,000 vehicles traveling from the Seoul metropolitan area to other regions and 390,000 vehicles traveling from other regions to the Seoul metropolitan area.

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