There is also traffic jams between Paris and Bordeaux and from Bordeaux to the Spanish border, as well as at the tunnels to Austria and Switzerland. “So it is certainly busy on the roads in Europe, but really in the places where it was expected. It is about as busy as the previous black Saturdays this summer,” says a spokesperson for the ANWB.
The crowds are mainly in France, although most traffic there is only expected in a week on the Black Saturday of Saturdays. “If you are driving on the A7 near Lyon, you can go from one traffic jam into another. You have to take delays into account, especially until Orange.” Do you want to avoid those hour-long traffic jams? Then the ANWB recommends taking the A75, which runs a little more through the middle of France, “but is still a good north-south route.”
In Italy it is especially busy on the A22 between Brenner and Verona. In Germany you are currently traveling longer on the A7 between Hamburg and Denmark and the A8 from Munich to Salzburg.
France will experience its first real black traffic jam next week, as can be seen in a preview of the French traffic service Bison Futé. Millions of French people go on holiday that day. Because many holidaymakers from, among others, the Netherlands drive to the south, this is a recipe for hours-long traffic jams.
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Huge crowds in front of the Channel Tunnel
Although it is certainly busy on the continent, the longest traffic jams are currently in Kent, England. Rows of cars are waiting to be allowed through the Channel Tunnel to France. Because of Brexit, they have to go through stricter controls, but according to the British, the fault lies with the French.
Checks ANWB
Dozens of holidaymakers made use of a final check of their vehicle at the border crossing at Hazeldonk on Saturday morning by the ANWB. This showed that almost all checked caravans were overloaded. One was even 400 kilos overweight, according to the traffic service.
In total, roadside assistance, caravan experts and volunteers from the ANWB checked almost sixty cars, thirteen caravans and two trailers. Most of the vehicles were technically in good condition, but a lot of oil and washer fluid was topped up and a number of lights replaced.
The ANWB checked along the A16 from 7 a.m. to 12 noon for, among other things, brakes, lighting and windows of cars and loading of caravans.