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Traffic chaos over the long weekend
Short vacationers have to reckon with many traffic jams on the long Ascension Day weekend. Heavy travel and excursion traffic as well as more than 1,200 construction sites in Germany require a lot of patience. Here you can find out where you should particularly expect traffic jams.
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What do you have to consider when planning your vacation?
For many, the weekend begins on Wednesday afternoon, May 17, the day before the nationwide Ascension Day holiday on Thursday. The ADAC therefore expects the first traffic jam peak on Wednesday from around 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The day after the public holiday, Friday May 19, is officially no school in the federal states of Berlin, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia. In addition, holidaymakers from Hamburg and Saxony-Anhalt are on the move. In both federal states, the week-long vacation ends at the weekend.
The return wave then reaches its peak on Sunday afternoon until the evening. It should be relatively quiet on the highways on Friday and Saturday. In fact, in 2022, the day before Ascension Day was the second busiest day of the year.
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Which motorways have the highest risk of traffic jams?
- trunk roads to and from the coast
- Greater Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich areas
- A 3 Cologne – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nuremberg
- A 6 Heilbronn – Nürnberg
- A 7 Würzburg – Füssen/Reutte
- A 8 Stuttgart – Munich – Salzburg
- A 9 Munich – Nuremberg
- A 93 Inntal triangle – Kufstein
- A 95 / B 2 Munich – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- A99 ring road Munich
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Can there also be traffic jams abroad?
Ascension Day is also a public holiday in Austria and Switzerland. When the weather is nice, there can be lively excursion traffic. This can be noticeable in the road network of the Alpine countries, especially on the access roads to the excursion regions – for example in Austria the Carinthian lakes, the Salzkammergut, Lake Neusiedl and the recreation areas of the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Valais.
You also have to plan longer travel times on the Tauern, Fernpass, Brenner, Rheintal and Gotthard routes. However, the stays at the borders for entry and exit should not exceed 30 minutes.
How do I avoid traffic jams from Munich to Salzburg?
- Via the B304: The federal highway 304 runs parallel to the A8 and can serve as an alternative. It connects Munich with Rosenheim and runs through places like Feldkirchen-Westerham and Bruckmühl. You can leave the A8 at an exit and follow the B304 to avoid the traffic jam.
- Via the B15: The federal highway 15 also runs parallel to the A8 and offers an alternative to the autobahn. It connects Munich with Rosenheim and runs through places like Haar, Grafing and Wasserburg am Inn. Check the traffic information to make sure that the B15 is not also affected by traffic jams.
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How do I avoid traffic jams from Munich to Nuremberg?
- Via the B13: The Bundesstraße 13 runs parallel to the A9 and can serve as an alternative. It runs from Munich via Ingolstadt to Nuremberg.
- Via the B2: Bundesstraße 2 also runs parallel to the A9 and offers an alternative route. It runs from Munich via Erlangen to Nuremberg. Note, however, that some sections of the B2 pass through urban areas and can therefore be prone to traffic congestion.
- Dodging via the A92: If you can switch to the A92 early before the traffic jam on the A9, this offers an alternative route. You can drive from Munich via the A92 to Landshut and from there take the A93 in the direction of Regensburg and finally the A3 to Nuremberg.
How do I avoid traffic jams from Munich towards Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
- Via the B2: Bundesstraße 2 runs parallel to the A95 and can serve as an alternative route. It runs from Munich via Starnberg and Tutzing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
- Via the B11: Bundesstraße 11 offers an alternative route from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It runs through places like Wolfratshausen, Bad Tölz and Benediktbeuern.
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