On the afternoon of the 9th, the last day of the Chuseok long holiday, congestion on major expressways had mostly eased.

According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 10 p.m. that day, traffic toward Seoul was flowing smoothly for the most part, except near the following sections on the Gyeongbu Line: ▲ Oksan Junction to near Mokcheon ▲ Anseong Junction to near Anseong Service Area ▲ near Osan.

Estimated highway travel times between Seoul and major cities as of 10 p.m. on the 9th. /Courtesy of Korea Expressway Corporation

Based on departures from tollgates at 6 p.m., estimated travel times from the provinces to Seoul are: ▲ Busan 4 hours 30 minutes ▲ Ulsan 4 hours 10 minutes ▲ Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes ▲ Yangyang 2 hours (arriving in Namyangju) ▲ Daejeon 1 hour 54 minutes ▲ Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes ▲ Mokpo 3 hours 50 minutes (arriving in West Seoul) ▲ Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes.

Estimated travel times from Seoul to the provinces are: ▲ Busan 4 hours 30 minutes ▲ Ulsan 4 hours 10 minutes ▲ Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes ▲ Yangyang 1 hour 50 minutes (departing from Namyangju) ▲ Daejeon 1 hour 40 minutes ▲ Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes ▲ Mokpo 3 hours 50 minutes (departing from West Seoul) ▲ Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes.

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