These are the incredible scenes as millions of people across China head home to celebrate Chinese New Year travel with relatives.
The world’s largest human migration is currently underway with three billion trips expected to be made from now until March 1.
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, falls on February 5 this year.
Around 413 million trips will be made by train while 2.4 billion will be made by car.
Images show the travel rush underway with the country’s train stations left crammed full of people as they try and make their way home.
Ten new railway lines were launched at the end of 2018 to deal with the travel rush, expanding the operational length of the country’s high-speed railway network.
The country's Civil Aviation Administration says a total of 72 million plane trips are expected to be taken during the travel rush.
Liu Xiaoming, an official with the Ministry of Transportation said: “Nearly three billion trips during the 40 days will be a big test for the country’s transportation departments.”
According to the South China Morning Post, it will be the first year the country's social credit system banning people from taking plane trips and train rides will be enforced.
2019 marks the year of the pig with Chinese New Year falling on February 5.
The rush has been a phenomenon since the 1980s when rural labourers flocked into cities to find jobs amid China's urbanisation development. They could only find time and money to go home once a year fot the New Year period.
Pan Nanxiong was one of those travelling home for the holidays.
The 56-year-old chose to ride his motorbike 400km in a convoy with other people travelling home.
He told Xinhua: "Neither bullet trains nor coach services can bring me home directly. The motorbike ride is still the cheapest way for me to go home and avoid transfers."
Aside from those travelling home, there has also been an increase in those choosing to celebrate the holidays abroad and use the time off work as an opportunity to travel.
Chinese ticketing company Ctrip says an estimated seven million people are planning to travel overseas during the new year period, travelling to more than 90 countries.
