On December 25th, the Department of Transportation of Sichuan Province released the “Joint Analysis and Prediction Report on Highway and Waterway Transportation in Sichuan Province during the New Year’s Day holiday in 2025”.
The report predicts that during the New Year holiday in 2025, due to the short duration of the holiday, the overall growth of public travel demand will be limited, and it is expected that the traffic flow on highways will remain basically unchanged year-on-year; The average daily cross-sectional flow of ordinary national and provincial trunk lines has significantly increased year-on-year; The passenger volume of roads and waterways has decreased significantly. The traffic volume of highways, the daily average cross-sectional flow of ordinary national and provincial trunk lines, and the passenger volume of roads and waterways have all increased significantly compared to usual.
Specifically, during the New Year holiday in 2025, the total traffic volume on highways was approximately 2.76 million vehicles, an increase of 13.7% compared to usual and a decrease of 0.8% year-on-year. The daily average cross-sectional flow of ordinary national and provincial trunk lines is about 10050 vehicles, an increase of 10.1% compared to usual and a year-on-year increase of 25.4%. The total passenger volume of “highway and waterway” is about 1.034 million, an increase of 12.3% compared to usual and a year-on-year decrease of 12.7%.
In addition, during the New Year holiday, most scenic spots in Sichuan are in the “peak snow season”, and it is expected that the number of tourists to natural ice and snow scenic spots will increase significantly, and the cultural and tourism market will usher in a good start. Due to the short duration of the holiday, it is expected that the public will mainly travel short distances in the suburbs, and the popularity of the surrounding tourism market will continue to rise. Tourist destinations are mostly concentrated in Chengdu, Leshan, Aba, Mianyang, Deyang, Guangyuan and other places. The main types of public travel are ice and snow sightseeing, skiing leisure, cultural and museum exhibitions, etc.
