在4月29日至5月6日为期八天的五一假期期间，中国铁路累计运送旅客约1.58亿人次。中国国家铁路集团指出，民众探亲旅游需求旺盛。5月1日当天，铁路发送旅客2480万人次，创历史新高。
中国国家铁路集团宣布，假期期间全国铁路日均开行旅客列车超过1.2万列。京沪、京广等重点线路开行了约700列夜间高铁，各大主要车站全天候保持开放。
旅游服务也得到进一步拓展。北京连续五天开行至天津的定制列车，江西上饶至福建武夷山的新线路也于5月1日正式开通。此外，新疆的“新东方快车”和四川的“熊猫专列”等特色旅游产品也相继投入运营。4月29日至5月5日期间，全国铁路共开行旅游列车68列。
4月30日铁路发送旅客1980万人次，显示出不少旅客选择在假期正式开始前提前出行。铁路部门通过在热门方向增开列车，有效应对了客流高峰。
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China recorded an estimated 845.38 million passenger trips during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, up 6 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Transport. Memorial services saw nearly 19.29 million visits, while tourism revenue surged in multiple provinces. The overlap with school spring breaks fueled long-distance family travel.
Beijing received 18.83 million tourist visits during the five-day May Day holiday, marking a 5.1 percent increase from the previous year. Total tourism revenue reached 22.36 billion yuan, up 6.6 percent year on year.
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The China-Europe Railway Express completed its 130,000th trip last Saturday, with total goods value exceeding $520 billion, the China State Railway Group said. Train X8037 departed Zhengzhou Putian Station for Hamburg, Germany.
South Korean visitors to China have surged following the extension of a unilateral visa-free policy allowing 30-day stays, reaching 3.16 million in 2025, up 36.9 percent from 2024. Dubbed a 'Korean v-blogger influx,' content creators are documenting mainland life, with one saying, 'the window has opened and everyone wants to take a look inside.' January saw over 300,000 arrivals, up 48 percent year-on-year.
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PT Kereta Api Indonesia has recorded the highest daily passenger volumes for long-distance trains during the 2026 Lebaran return phase. Occupancy exceeded 140 percent over four consecutive days. Long-distance train ticket sales reached 109.1 percent of capacity.
Roads, train stations and airports in Japan congested on Saturday as the five-day Golden Week stretch began. Travelers headed to hometowns or domestic and overseas vacations. JR East reported disruptions on the Yamagata Shinkansen due to strong winds and a fallen tree.
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Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez forecasts more than five million passengers per day during Holy Week amid ongoing preparations, including LTFRB's special bus permits.