26.48 million people move during the Lunar New Year holiday… Seoul→Busan up to 8 hours 40 minutes

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It is expected that 26 million people will move nationwide during the Lunar New Year holiday.

In addition, expressway tolls are exempted.

This is Reporter Song Wook.

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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it has set five days from the 20th to the 24th as the 'special transportation measures period for the Lunar New Year holiday'.

During this period, 26.48 million people, or an average of 5.3 million people per day, are expected to travel.

Due to the daily recovery, the average number of people traveling per day increased by 22.7% compared to last year's Lunar New Year.

By means of transportation, passenger cars accounted for the most with 91.7%.

It was predicted that returning home would be concentrated on the morning of the 21st, the day before the Lunar New Year's Day, and in the afternoon of the 23rd, the day after the Lunar New Year's Day.

The average daily number of vehicles using expressways during the special traffic measures was estimated to be about 5.19 million, which is a 23.9% increase from last year.

If you are going home by car, the maximum travel time on the highway is 5 hours between Seoul and Daejeon, 8 hours and 40 minutes between Seoul and Busan, 7 hours and 40 minutes between Seoul and Gwangju, 8 hours and 30 minutes between Seoul and Mokpo, and 5 hours and 20 minutes between Seoul and Gangneung. .

This Lunar New Year, like last Chuseok, highway tolls are exempted for four days.

Temporary screening centers where PCR testing can be performed are operated at 6 major rest areas, including the Anseong Service Area on the Gyeongbu Line.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport also operates 24 additional sections of 59.6 km of temporary shoulder lanes for passenger cars, and intensively manages violations of traffic laws by using drones and secret patrols in 19 places, including Jukjeon Rest Area, where traffic is concentrated.

Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, and other metropolitan areas plan to extend the last train service time of city buses and subways on New Year's Day and the next day.