The long weekend is expected to increase traffic throughout the nation, peaking on Saturday.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Tuesday said 32 million people are expected to hit the roads nationwide this weekend, with 7 million people on the move Saturday.





As Friday is Labor Day and Tuesday Children's Day, people can enjoy five-day holidays if they take a day off on Monday.

The Korea Transport Institute surveyed 5,000 households on their travel plans and found that 26.4 percent plan to hit the roads on Saturday morning. Most plan to return to home on Sunday afternoon (25.5 percent), while 22.6 percent said they'll head back Saturday afternoon.

Passenger car traffic is expected to surge to an average 4.41 million vehicles per day, adding up to two hours to driving times across the country.