A total of 2.98 billion trips nationwide will be made during the annual travel peak, from January 13 to February 21, up 2.2% year-on-year, according to an official report.
The world's largest annual human migration, China’s Spring Festival travel rush, will be bigger than ever this year.
A total of 2.98 billion trips nationwide will be made during the annual travel peak, from January 13 to February 21, up 2.2% year-on-year, according to an official report.
The expected peaks are on January 25, three days before Lunar New Year's Day, and on February 2, the final day of the national holiday period.
China Daily reports that 12% of trips will be made by railway, 84.6% by road, 1.4% by water and 2% by air.
Bullet trains have become a popular choice, the report said, with the most popular rail lines including Shanghai-Hangzhou, Shenzhen-Guangzhou, Chongqing-Chengdu and Beijing-Shijiazhuang.