Traffic congestion has begun on highways across the nation as travelers head back home as the end of the four-day Lunar New Year holiday nears.

The Korea Expressway Corporation said traffic is a bit heavy on the north-bound roads, but not as much as in the previous day.

The corporation said that traffic on highways heading into the capital region is expected to peak at around 3 or 4 p.m. and ease at around 9 or 10 p.m.

As of noon, travel-time will likely take an estimated five hours to drive from the southeastern port city of Busan to Seoul, four hours and ten minutes from Mokpo, three hours and 30 minutes from the southwestern city of Gwangju, and four hours from Daegu to the capital city.

About three-point-49 million vehicles are expected to hit the roads across the nation on Sunday.