The annual yearend vacation rush to peaked Friday as people jammed trains, airports and expressways nationwide in an effort to get to hometowns or resorts to spend the New Year's holidays.

Most domestic flights departing from Tokyo's Haneda airport and other major airports across the nation were fully booked Friday, a day after the exodus peaked for overseas-bound travelers at Narita airport, airlines said.

On the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, nonreserved seats on the first Nozomi express from JR Tokyo Station were filled to 180 percent of capacity at 6 a.m., Central Japan Railway Co. said.

Reserved seats on other outbound bullet trains from Tokyo also were fully booked throughout the day.

On expressways, a 25-km traffic jam was seen at around 10 a.m. on the Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture, but no other major congestion was observed in the morning.

The return rush is expected to peak Tuesday.