As South Korea prepares for Chuseok, one of the country’s biggest holidays, airports and highways fill with travelers while traditional markets bustle with shoppers stocking up for family gatherings and holiday feasts.
At Incheon Airport, travelers head overseas on Wednesday, a day before the four-day holiday begins. The airport expects about 1.14 million passengers during the Chuseok travel period starting Thursday.
Across the country, roads grow busier, markets fill with shoppers and families make their final preparations for the holiday.
Here’s a look at South Korea on the eve of Chuseok.
A family with young children walks on the platform at Seoul Station on Sept. 23, as they head to catch a train ahead of the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)
A family heads toward the departure area at Terminal 2 of Incheon Airport on Wednesday, a day before the Chuseok holiday begins. (Yonhap)
Travelers use self-service check-in kiosks at Terminal 1 of Incheon Airport on Wednesday, a day before the Chuseok holiday begins. (Yonhap)
Traffic backs up on the southbound Gyeongbu Expressway near the Jamwon Interchange in Seoul on Sept. 23, a day before the Chuseok holiday begins. (Yonhap)
Traffic moves in a long line along the Seohaean Expressway near the Paltan Interchange in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, as people head home for the Chuseok holiday, as seen from a police helicopter on Sept. 23. (Yonhap)
Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, is crowded with shoppers on Sept. 23, a day before the Chuseok holiday begins. (Yonhap)
