2024 May Day Expressway Free Time

The 2024 May Day free expressway time starts from 0:00 on April 29 and ends at 24:00 on May 3.

During this period, passenger vehicles with 7 or more seats (including 7 seats) can use the expressway free of charge. Specifically, if you get on the expressway after 0:00 on April 29 and leave the exit toll lane before 24:00 on May 3, you will enjoy the free expressway policy and do not need to pay tolls. In order to make full use of this policy, travelers are advised to plan their itinerary in advance and try to avoid peak hours and congested road sections to ensure smooth traffic. At the same time, please also pay attention to traffic safety, obey traffic rules, and ensure the safety of yourself and others.

If you fail to get off the expressway in time before the free period ends, the charging method will be different according to the actual situation, as follows:

1. If you get on the expressway during the free period, you will be charged. time period on the highway. If you don't have time to leave the highway during the free period, it is recommended to exit the highway at the nearest toll station before the free period ends, so that the section before leaving is free. Then drive into the expressway toll station and continue on your way. The toll station will issue a paper card to calculate the toll for the next section. Otherwise, the full toll will be charged from the time you get on the expressway until you reach the final exit.

2. If you get on the expressway during the toll period and get off the expressway during the free period, no tolls will be charged. However, if you have not exited the expressway before the free period ends, you will need to pay the toll based on the distance traveled and the toll standard of the expressway after the free period ends.

To sum up, the toll-free period for Labor Day in 2024 is from 0:00 on April 29 to 24:00 on May 3. Travelers need to plan their itinerary in advance and pay attention to traffic safety and road conditions.

Legal basis:

"Implementation Plan for Exempting Small Passenger Vehicle Tolls on Major Holidays"

Article 1

(1) Free The general time range is the four national statutory holidays such as Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, and National Day, as well as the above-mentioned statutory holidays and consecutive days determined by the General Office of the State Council documents of that year. The free period starts at 00:00 on the first day of the holiday and ends at 24:00 on the last day of the holiday (for ordinary highways, the time is based on the time when the vehicle passes through the toll station toll lane, and on the expressway, the time when the vehicle leaves the exit toll lane is based on the time).

(2) The scope of vehicles with free passage is passenger vehicles with less than 7 seats (including 7 seats) traveling on toll roads, including motorcycles that are allowed to drive on ordinary toll roads.

(3) The scope of toll roads with free passage is toll roads (including toll bridges and tunnel). Whether to implement toll-free access on airport expressways in various regions shall be decided by the people's governments of each province (autonomous region and municipality).