CCTV News: The May Day holiday is approaching, and railway travel is expected to usher in a peak in passenger flow. At present, train tickets have been on sale during the holidays, and tickets for some popular routes are relatively popular.

The reporter learned at Taiyuan South Station that the May Day holiday in 2025 is mainly dominated by tourists. The first two days of the holiday are mainly concentrated with medium and long-distance passengers, while the second half is mainly short-distance travel and relatives visiting passengers.

The popular directions for railway travel are mainly concentrated in cities such as Linfen, Datong, Changzhi, and Jincheng; outside Shanxi Province, the main cities such as Qingdao, Beijing, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Chengdu, Chongqing, and Wuhan are mainly cities such as Qingdao, Beijing, and Tianjin.

Li Jing, deputy director of Taiyuan South Passenger Workshop, Taiyuan Station, Taiyuan Station, China Railway Taiyuan Bureau, introduced that if there are no tickets for the required train or seat, the alternate function can be used. When there is a refund for the corresponding train number and seat, the system will automatically cash out the ticket and notify the ticket purchaser of the ticket purchase result. According to past experience, within 48 hours before driving, passengers will frequently refund and change tickets, and the chance of taking the candidate will be higher.

In order to serve passengers' travel during the May Day holiday, Taiyuan Station and Taiyuan South Station will strengthen safety organization of operations such as entry guidance, platform rides and landings based on the daily passenger flow forecast. In addition, for the arrival trains that are added at night, the railway department and local transportation departments jointly inform the station passenger flow and taxi and bus needs in a timely manner to facilitate passengers to quickly transfer and board. Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Air ticket prices on some routes fell before the May Day holiday

After the Qingming Festival, many Hangzhou citizens chose to travel staggered peaks. The reporter found that before the May Day holiday, the ticket prices of air tickets on multiple domestic routes fell, with the highest drop of more than 60%.

The reporter checked an online ticket purchase platform and found that before the May Day holiday, the lowest air ticket price from Hangzhou to many places in China was generally around 20% off the original ticket price. The total price of air tickets to Beijing was less than 500 yuan per way, and the lowest price from one-way to Guangzhou after tax including fees was also around 500 yuan.

It is understood that air ticket prices from many places in Hangzhou have dropped by more than 60%. Industry insiders pointed out that at present, the best time for staggered travel in spring is the best time for business travel, and the demand for business travel is relatively calm. In addition, airline capacity is concentrated, and the combined combination of multiple factors has led to relatively preferential prices. As the May Day holiday approaches, air ticket prices will rebound significantly. It is recommended that passengers with travel plans can purchase tickets in advance.

Shao Lanqi, a staff member of the ground service department of a certain airline, introduced that April 30 and May 1 were the peak travel. Due to the combined spring break in primary and secondary schools in Zhejiang, ticket prices for departures from Hangzhou will rebound significantly from April 27. During the May Day holiday, the current attendance rate of popular tourist destinations such as Changsha and Chongqing has reached 40%. Travelers who want to visit are advised to purchase tickets in advance.