Traffic is stopped or re-routed at various places, such as at the center of Nagasaki City, during the parades of Shoronagashi; and buses and streetcars of Nagasaki Electric Tramway operate on routes different from usual.
精霊流しが行われる時間帯は長崎市中心部をはじめとする各所で交通規制が行われ、バスや長崎電気軌道は経路を変更する形で運行される。