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Chuseok traffic jams hit South Korean highways, Seoul-Busan trip takes 8 hours 40 minutes

koreaherald.com · 13h · first reportShare

Major highways across South Korea were heavily congested Friday morning as travelers headed out for the Chuseok holiday. As of 9 a.m., the Korea Expressway Corp. estimated the Seoul-to-Busan journey would take 8 hours and 40 minutes. Estimated travel times from Seoul were: 6 hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo, 8 hours and 20 minutes to Ulsan, 7 hours and 40 minutes to Daegu, 6 hours and 10 minutes to Gwangju, 4 hours and 10 minutes to Gangneung, and 3 hours and 50 minutes to Daejeon. In the opposite