A large crowd of passengers wait to purchase tickets at the Nuoc Ngam bus station. (Photo: VNA)
A large crowd of passengers wait to purchase tickets at the Nuoc Ngam bus station. (Photo: VNA)
A heavy flow of people and vehicles move from Ngoc Hoi road toward National Highway 1. (Photo: VNA)
A heavy flow of people and vehicles move from Ngoc Hoi road toward National Highway 1. (Photo: VNA)
Giap Bat bus station experiences a sharp rise in passengers on the afternoon of January 24. (Photo: VNA)
Giap Bat bus station experiences a sharp rise in passengers on the afternoon of January 24. (Photo: VNA)
Many people, carrying luggage and peach blossoms branches, head from Hanoi’s inner city to southern provinces via Ngoc Hoi Road. (Photo: VNA)
Many people, carrying luggage and peach blossoms branches, head from Hanoi’s inner city to southern provinces via Ngoc Hoi Road. (Photo: VNA)
People with luggage depart Hanoi, heading toward National Highway 1A. (Photo: VNA)
People with luggage depart Hanoi, heading toward National Highway 1A. (Photo: VNA)
Giap Bat bus station has increased the number of buses to accommodate the rising demand for travel during the Tet holiday. (Photo: VNA)
Giap Bat bus station has increased the number of buses to accommodate the rising demand for travel during the Tet holiday. (Photo: VNA)
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City assist people heading home for Tet on the afternoon of January 24 along National Highway 1. (Photo: VNA)
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City assist people heading home for Tet on the afternoon of January 24 along National Highway 1. (Photo: VNA)
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City assist people heading home for Tet on the afternoon of January 24 along National Highway 1. (Photo: VNA)
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City assist people heading home for Tet on the afternoon of January 24 along National Highway 1. (Photo: VNA)
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City give water to people heading home for Tet on the afternoon of January 24 along Le Kha Phieu Road (the old National Highway 1). (Photo: VNA)
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City give water to people heading home for Tet on the afternoon of January 24 along Le Kha Phieu Road (the old National Highway 1). (Photo: VNA)
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People leave cities for Tet in hometowns

On the afternoon of January 24 (the 26th day of the 12th lunar month of the Year of the Dragon), traffic surged in big cities as flows of vehicles and people crowded major routes. Bus stations were packed with thousands of passengers heading back to their hometowns after a year of studying and working away from home.