An impressive video has emerged of a huge traffic jam at a toll station on Chinese motorways after New Year.

The footage, shot with a drone on Monday, shows thousands of cars stranded on the road as people go back to Beijing, China after three days of holiday.

According to local media, it took up to three hours for some motorists to pass the toll stations.

Amazing drone footage captures jaw-dropping traffic jam at the expressway toll stations in Beijing & Hebei
If you ever thought you’d been stuck in a traffic jam, you may want to think again.
Aerial footage taken today in China shows what happens when thousands of people arrive at a toll booth at once as they head home after a three-day long New Year's holiday. With cars stretching as far as the eye can see, this is one traffic jam you don’t want to be in. According to local media, it took vehicles some three hours to pass the toll station.