``5.19 million vehicles returned home'' at Lunar New Year in South Korea - 4 hours and 30 minutes from Seoul to Busan

On the 9th, the first day of South Korea's Lunar New Year (Seollal) holiday, traffic congestion on major expressways due to people returning to their hometowns eased somewhat. According to the Korea Highway Corporation, as of 5 p.m. on the same day, passenger cars will be leaving the Seoul toll gate and all traffic will be closed.
The estimated time it takes to reach the country's major cities is Busan 4 hours 30 minutes, Ulsan 4 hours 12 minutes, Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes, Gwangju 3 hours 30 minutes, Gangneung
) 2 hours and 50 minutes, and Daejeon (Daejeon) 1 hour and 50 minutes. Compared to the morning departure, it took 3 to 4 hours less, and traffic congestion seemed to have eased.
However, traffic jams still occur in some sections. Gyeongbu (
Gyeongbu) Expressway towards Busan: Hannam - Seocho 4km, Namsajin-i - Namsa 5km, Cheonan SA - Oksan 14km, Okcheon 1
Vehicles are moving slowly in the 6km section between the tunnel and Okcheon 4 Tunnel. Seohaean (West Coast) Expressway towards Mokpo (Mokpo): Seopyeongtaek (West Pyeongtaek) - Seohae Bridge (6 km), Dan Jin
The stagnation occurred in the 2km area near Dongseongcheon, 4km from the Dongseocheon junction to Gunsan, and the 7km area near Julpo. The Nami direction of the Chubu Expressway is from Jincheon to Jincheon Tunnel 5km,
Traffic jams continue in the 6km stretch from Ochang to Seochonju. The predicted national traffic volume on this day is approximately 5.19 million vehicles. Of these, 490,000 units were distributed from the metropolitan area to rural areas;
It is expected that 370,000 units will be in operation in the Tokyo area. The Japan Highway Corporation predicts that the traffic congestion will ease around 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.