Young children doze off in the car as they return to Ho Chi Minh City with their parents after the September 2nd holiday.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Many children fell asleep on motorbikes as they returned to Ho Chi Minh City from provinces and cities to work after the National Day holiday on September 2nd.

After the holiday, on the afternoon of September 3rd, people from various provinces and cities simultaneously returned to Ho Chi Minh City for work, carrying their luggage and belongings. The long journey left adults and children quite tired, with many children dozing off on motorbikes (Photo: Nam Anh).

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A long line of vehicles was stuck in traffic on National Highway 1A, the section passing through Binh Chanh district, heading from the Mekong Delta provinces to Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Cao Bach).

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Thousands of motorbikes and cars were stuck in a traffic jam stretching nearly 2km on National Highway 1A, the section passing through Tan Tuc town, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Cao Bach).

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Traffic was heavily congested at the Nguyen Van Linh overpass, heading from the Western provinces towards the districts and counties of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Cao Bach).

Similarly, on the last day of the National Day holiday on September 2nd, people from the provinces began returning to Ho Chi Minh City for work, causing a traffic jam stretching over 4km on the Cat Lai ferry (on the Dong Nai province side) in the car lane (Photo: Nam Anh).

A long line of vehicles was stuck in traffic near the Cat Lai ferry terminal (on the Nhon Trach district side, Dong Nai province) (Photo: Nam Anh).

Ticket vendors have to travel more than 1.5km to sell tickets to cars (Photo: Nam Anh).

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Around 5:45 PM, the motorbike lane experienced localized congestion for about 15 minutes. Shortly afterwards, it cleared up again (Photo: Nam Anh).

A young child eagerly awaits the ferry crossing at Cat Lai to return to Ho Chi Minh City with their parents (Photo: Nam Anh).

"I brought my wife and children back to Ho Chi Minh City after the holiday, expecting to encounter traffic jams on the way from our hometown, but traffic at the ferry was much smoother than during previous holidays," said Mr. Hoan.

People are returning to the city with their belongings after the September 2nd holiday (Photo: Nam Anh).

The Cat Lai ferry terminal, the eastern gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, is a nightmare for people traveling through it during holidays and Tet (Lunar New Year) due to frequent traffic jams (Photo: Nam Anh).

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Many vehicles had to wait for more than an hour before they could cross the ferry (Photo: Nam Anh).

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People and vehicles crowded the streets waiting to cross the Cat Lai ferry (Photo: Nam Anh).

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At the end of the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway, the volume of traffic is not high, and vehicles are moving slowly out of the expressway towards the An Phu interchange (Thu Duc City). Vehicles on the expressway are moving slowly, and at some times, traffic jams stretch for about 500 meters due to waiting at red lights (Photo: Hai Long).