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Seoul-bound traffic expected to peak on South Korea’s holiday final day
Oct.
11 is the final day of a three-day holiday for Hangeul Day in South Korea.
Many people are expected to travel back to the Seoul area, with 400,000 vehicles forecast to head from other regions toward the capital.
Traffic on roads leading to Seoul is expected to begin building between 11 a.m.
and noon and be heaviest between 4 and 5 p.m.
Congestion is expected to be worst on the Seoul-bound Yeongdong and Yangyang expressways.
At 9 a.m., the estimated drive from Busan to Seoul was 4 hours and 50 minutes, and travel times from other major cities were also reported.
By 10 a.m., trips toward Seoul were expected to take 10 to 50 minutes longer than at 9 a.m.
Traffic is expected to ease between 10 and 11 p.m., while major roads within Seoul were still flowing smoothly at 9 a.m.
Traffic congestion on roads heading toward Seoul was expected on the final day of South Korea’s three-day Hangeul Day holiday on October 11.
The heaviest congestion was forecast for 4 to 5 p.m., with traffic expected to ease by 10 to 11 p.m.
An estimated 400,000 vehicles were expected to travel from other regions to the Seoul metropolitan area, while 360,000 were forecast to travel in the opposite direction.
At 9 a.m., the estimated drive from Busan to the Seoul tollgate was 4 hours 50 minutes.
The Yeongdong and Yangyang expressways were expected to face the worst congestion toward Seoul.
- Who
- Drivers returning to the Seoul metropolitan area and other holiday travelers.
- What
- Traffic congestion toward Seoul was expected to peak in the late afternoon.
- When
- October 11, 2026, the final day of the three-day Hangeul Day holiday.
- Where
- South Korean highways heading toward Seoul, particularly the Yeongdong and Yangyang expressways.
- Why
- Returning traffic was expected to build as the holiday ended.
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The estimated drive from Busan to the Seoul tollgate was 4 hours 50 minutes.
Congestion toward Seoul was expected to begin.
Traffic toward Seoul was expected to be at its heaviest.
Congestion was expected to ease.
- Date
- October 11, 2026
- Holiday
- Three-day Hangeul Day holiday
- Traffic toward metropolitan area
- 400,000 vehicles expected
- Traffic toward other regions
- 360,000 vehicles expected
- Busan to Seoul tollgate
- 4 hours 50 minutes at 9 a.m.
- Most congested routes toward Seoul
- Yeongdong and Yangyang expressways
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