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During the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, an estimated 2.36 billion interregional trips are expected to be made across China, according to recent official predictions.
Travelers are projected to increase their cross-regional journeys by 3.2% compared to last year’s figures. This year’s holiday coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on October 6, and the holiday period has been extended to eight days, from October 1 to October 8. Last year, the holiday lasted just seven days, from October 1 to October 7, with the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 17.
Driving will remain the predominant choice for travel during this holiday period, with approximately 1.87 billion trips anticipated by car, making up nearly 80% of all journeys, according to Li Yang, Vice Minister of Transport. During peak days, highway traffic could surpass 70 million vehicles, with around 14 million of those being new energy vehicles. Rail services are expected to carry over 219 million passengers, with an average of about 13,000 trains running daily.
The first period of peak travel is forecasted for October 1, with daily passenger numbers potentially exceeding 340 million, surpassing the previous record of 339 million set during the sixth day of this year’s Spring Festival holiday. Additional peak days are expected on October 7 and 8.
Long-distance and medium-distance travel are anticipated to soar, driven by good weather conditions and growing interest in popular scenic spots, according to officials. Major highway routes connecting key urban clusters—such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Chengdu-Chongqing area—are expected to experience high traffic volumes, along with national and provincial roads near popular tourist destinations.
Popular domestic cities like Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Chongqing are likely to see increased tourist influx compared to last year. International travel is also expected to pick up, especially to countries like Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, aided by visa-free policies introduced for Chinese passport holders in some destinations.
To ensure safety and convenience, transportation authorities will implement enhanced measures to manage weather challenges, congestion on busy roads, queues for electric vehicle charging stations, passenger ship and ferry safety, and the mitigation of thirteen major hazard sources. Recent advisories from traffic police and travel platforms emphasize safe driving practices, courteous ridesharing, and rational emergency responses, along with providing travelers with real-time traffic updates and alerts.
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