Anyone who is traveling by car during the Pentecost weekend usually needs patience. This year, it is likely to play an additional role that most corona restrictions have been lifted, even in popular holiday countries. The ADAC had warned of full roads days beforehand.
Traffic comparatively quiet until the afternoon
Compared to the previous year, Pentecost Saturday was comparatively quiet for a holiday weekend until the afternoon. According to the ADAC, most holidaymakers tend to be on the road on Friday and then again on Whit Monday. By 2:30 p.m., the automobile club reported a total of 363 kilometers of traffic jams nationwide. For comparison: last year it was about 780 kilometers.
Traffic jams mainly in the direction of the Alps
There was a lot going on on Bavaria’s roads, especially in the direction of the Alps. In the afternoon, vehicles were backed up on the A8 from Munich to Salzburg over a distance of twelve kilometers. That took about an hour. In the afternoon there was an accident on the A95 between Fürstenried and the Starnberg triangle, to which a rescue helicopter had to be called, traffic was backed up for several kilometers.
If you want to go to Austria, you also have to plan more time than usual: Because of the block handling in front of the Austrian border, the vehicles were backed up in the late afternoon between the Inntal triangle and the Kiefersfelden border crossing over a length of 25 kilometers. Block handling and traffic jams also occurred in front of the Füssen border tunnel.
Area around train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen still closed
Because of the serious train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the A95 is still closed on the relevant section. There is still salvage work going on there. Motorists were asked to avoid the area. The closure had already led to significant traffic jams yesterday.
- Current developments after the train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Newsticker
A popular holiday destination is the North Sea and Baltic Sea – so traffic was also backed up in the north, for example on the A7 between Ulm and Würzburg, where there were seven kilometers of traffic jams at times. There were also traffic jams on the A7 between Hanover and Hamburg.
More traffic expected for Whit Monday
Overall, the ADAC did not draw a negative balance until the afternoon: There were no major traffic jam problems, it said. For Whit Monday, on the other hand, a larger wave is expected again because those who were only on the road over the long weekend are on their way back.
Already yesterday there were traffic jams and obstructions on popular travel routes such as the A3, A7 and A8. On the Munich ring road there were slow traffic or traffic jams in several places. Drivers also had to be patient around the metropolitan areas of Nuremberg and Regensburg.
9-euro ticket probably no relief for holiday traffic
In addition to the long-distance roads in the greater Munich area, the ADAC in Bavaria expected particularly heavy traffic on the A3 Regensburg – Passau, A7 Ulm – Füssen and on the A8 Ulm – Munich – Salzburg for the Pentecost weekend. Traffic jams were also warned on the A9 Nuremberg – Munich. The ADAC assumed in advance that the 9-euro ticket would not bring any significant relief to traffic on the road. The reason is that popular holiday destinations such as Italy, Croatia or Austria cannot be reached with the campaign ticket, it said.
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