PHOTOS Homecoming for Lunar New Year

A family with three children moves to board a train at Seoul Station to visit family, Jan. 20, the day before the Lunar New Year long weekend. Yonhap

A bus terminal in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, is crowded with travelers traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday, Jan. 20. Yonhap

A family on their way to visit their relatives waves to the camera from a train at Seoul Station, Jan. 20. Yonhap

Passengers board a train at Seoul Station, Jan. 20. Yonhap

A train station in Daejeon, 160 kilometer south of Seoul, is crowded with travelers waiting for trains taking them to visit their families for the Lunar New Year holiday, Jan. 20. Yonhap

The arrivals section of Jeju International Airport is crowded with travelers coming to the island for the holiday long weekend. Yonhap

The Gyeongbu Highway near Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, is packed with cars leaving the Seoul metropolitan area for the Lunar New Year long weekend. Yonhap

Gimpo International Airport is crowded with travelers on Friday. Newsis

Gimpo International Airport in Seoul is crowded with travelers heading home for the Lunar New Year long weekend. Newsis