China's Ministry of Transport said on Oct 5, 2026 (Day 5 of the National Day
holiday) cross-regional person-flows totaled 303.337 million person-trips, down
0.7% day‑on‑day and up 1.7% year‑on‑year (2025 comparator: Oct 6, Day 6 of the
Mid‑Autumn/National Day holiday). By mode: railway 21.047 million person‑trips,
+3.6% d‑on‑d, +28.5% YoY; road 278.31 million, -0.9% d‑on‑d, +0.1% YoY
(commercial bus 39.81 million, +4.2% d‑on‑d, +3.7% YoY; non‑commercial small
passenger cars on expressways and national/provincial highways 238.50 million,
-1.7% d‑on‑d, -0.5% YoY); waterway 1.53 million, -16.3% d‑on‑d, +18.7% YoY;
civil aviation 2.45 million, +5.5% d‑on‑d, +1.7% YoY.
