(2nd LD) Traffic to hometowns eases, back to cities still heavy on Chuseok evening

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SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Expressway traffic headed to people's hometowns eased somewhat Friday evening, the second day of the Chuseok holiday, though traffic back to the cities remained heavy, the expressway operator said.

As of 7 p.m., travel times from Seoul were estimated at 4.5 hours to the southeastern city of Busan, four hours and 10 minutes to Ulsan, three hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo, 3.5 hours to Daegu, and three hours and 20 minutes to Gwangju, according to the Korea Expressway Corp.

This year's holiday for Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, runs from Thursday to Sunday. The holiday is marked by visits to hometowns, family reunions, ancestral rites and traditional holiday foods.

Trips to Seoul were expected to take five hours and 50 minutes from Busan, 5.5 hours from both Mokpo and Ulsan, and five hours and 10 minutes from Gwangju.

The state-run company said traffic congestion on roads leaving the Seoul area was expected to clear between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., and in the opposite direction, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. the following day.

An estimated 6.84 million vehicles were expected to travel on roads nationwide Friday, including about 470,000 leaving the greater Seoul area and 460,000 heading toward the capital area from other regions.

A highway in Seoul is congested on Sept. 25, 2026, the second day of the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)

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首尔，9月25日（韩联社）——高速公路运营商表示，周五晚间，中秋节假期第二天，人们前往家乡的高速公路交通状况有所缓解，但返回城市的交通仍然拥堵。

据韩国高速公路公司称，截至晚上 7 点，从首尔到东南部城市釜山的预计旅行时间为 4.5 小时，到蔚山的预计旅行时间为 4 小时 10 分钟，到木浦的预计旅行时间为 3 小时 40 分钟，到大邱的预计旅行时间为 3.5 小时，到光州的预计旅行时间为 3 小时 20 分钟。

今年的中秋节（相当于韩国的感恩节）假期从周四持续到周日。节日期间，人们会回乡探亲、与家人团聚、祭拜祖先并享用传统的节日美食。

预计从釜山到首尔需要 5 小时 50 分钟，从木浦和蔚山到首尔需要 5.5 小时，从光州到首尔需要 5 小时 10 分钟。

这家国营公司表示，预计首尔地区外道路的交通拥堵将在晚上 7 点至 8 点之间缓解，而反方向的道路交通拥堵将在第二天凌晨 2 点至 3 点之间缓解。

预计周五全国道路上将有约 684 万辆汽车行驶，其中约 47 万辆离开首尔都市圈，46 万辆从其他地区前往首都圈。

2026年9月25日，中秋节第二天，首尔一条高速公路交通拥堵。（韩联社）

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