Chinese New Year Travel Stats

Even though I tell you travel might be difficult to book, pricey or both, it's difficult to visualize why. This CNN gallery illustrates in exquisite, gruesome detail what travel looks like over the Chinese New Year.

For example,

• There will be 3.4 billion individual trips taken over the 40-day travel period
• 35.5 million will travel by air
• 225 million will travel by rail

Click here to see the CNN gallery. The pictures are enough to make you wait to get on the train until after the new year period is over!

Read more about Chinese New Year Travel:

• Travel ideas for Chinese New Year
• New Year Travel Q&A