During the Qingming Festival holiday, inter-regional passenger travel nationwide exceeded 842 million trips, with waterborne passenger traffic up 8.4% year on year.

April 8, 2026

China Water Transport Network

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During the Qingming holiday in 2026, the total number of cross-regional personnel movements in the whole society reached 842.695 million, with an average of 280.898 million per day, an increase of 5.6 over the same period in 2025. In terms of transportation mode, railway passenger traffic volume 57.79 million, an increase of 8.4 percent over the same period last year; highway passenger traffic volume 775.54 million, an increase of 5.4 percent over the same period last year; waterway passenger traffic volume 3.677 million, an increase of 8.4 percent over the same period last year; and civil aviation passenger traffic volume 5.688 million, an increase of 1.6 percent over the same period last year. On the last day of the holiday (April 6), there was a return peak, with 275.892 million people moving across regions, up 3.5 per cent from the previous month and 5.7 per cent from the same period last year. Railway passenger traffic increased significantly by 41.7 percent month-on-month, civil aviation passenger traffic increased by 26.2 percent month-on-month, while waterway passenger traffic decreased by 23 percent month-on-month due to the end of the holiday. The data reflects the strong demand for travel during the Qingming holiday, mainly visiting relatives, sweeping and short-distance travel, and the overall operation of the comprehensive transportation system is stable and orderly.

　　On April 7, it was reported by the Ministry of Transport that during the Qingming holiday in 2026 (April 4 to 6), the total cross-regional movement of people across society reached 842.695 million, with a daily average of 280.898 million, an increase of 5.6% compared to the same period during the Qingming holiday in 2025.

　　During the holiday, railway passenger volume reached 57.79 million, with a daily average of 19.26 million, an increase of 8.4% year-on-year. Highway passenger movement reached 775.54 million, with a daily average of 258.51 million, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year. Waterway passenger volume reached 3.677 million, with a daily average of 1.226 million, an increase of 8.4% year-on-year. Civil aviation passenger volume reached 5.688 million, with a daily average of 1.896 million, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year.

　　On April 6, the total cross-regional movement of people across society reached 275.892 million, a month-on-month increase of 3.5% and a year-on-year increase of 5.7%. Among them:

　　Railway passenger volume reached 20.911 million, a month-on-month increase of 41.7% and a year-on-year increase of 7%.

　　Highway passenger movement (including non-commercial small passenger car travel on highways and ordinary national and provincial roads, as well as commercial highway passenger transport) reached 251.81 million, a month-on-month increase of 1.2% and a year-on-year increase of 5.7%. Among them, commercial highway passenger transport reached 37.35 million, a month-on-month increase of 7.5% and a year-on-year increase of 3.6%; non-commercial small passenger car travel on highways and ordinary national and provincial roads reached 214.46 million, a month-on-month increase of 0.2% and a year-on-year increase of 6.1%.

　　Waterway passenger volume reached 1.067 million, a month-on-month decrease of 23% and a year-on-year decrease of 13.8%.

　　Civil aviation passenger volume reached 2.104 million, a month-on-month increase of 26.2% and remained unchanged year-on-year.

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During the Qingming Festival holiday, inter-regional passenger travel nationwide exceeded 842 million trips, with waterborne passenger traffic up 8.4% year on year.