The progress bar of 2025 is about to be fully loaded. According to the "Notice on the Arrangement of Some Holidays in 2026" issued by the General Office of the State Council, the New Year's Day holiday arrangement is as follows: January 1 (Thursday) to January 3 (Saturday) are off with make-up days, totaling 3 days. January 4 (Sunday) is a working day.

According to the regulations of China Railway 12306, the advance sales period for railway tickets is 15 days (including the current day). This means that passengers can start buying train tickets 15 days before the departure date.

By calculation, tickets for December 31 (the day before the holiday) can be purchased on December 17; tickets for January 1 can be purchased on December 18; tickets for January 3 (the last day of the holiday) can be purchased on December 20.

Please kindly note that the ticket sales start times vary for different stations, and you can check them through the 【Ticket Sales Start Time】 on China Railway 12306.

In addition, the highways are not toll-free during the three-day New Year's Day holiday.