During the traditional 40-day period that runs before, during and after the holidays, some nine billion interprovincial passenger trips, on all forms of transport combined, are expected to be made, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Train and air travel are expected to “hit record highs” during this year’s migration, Xinhua said.
The Ministry of Transport said it expects 510 million train trips and 90 million air trips during the period.