People on their way to their holiday destination have to take into account traffic jams on a number of roads abroad on Saturday. The classic bottlenecks in Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland are particularly busy.
For example, it is busy on the A7 between Lyon and Avignon in France. The delay there is approximately one and a half hours, the ANWB reports.
Holidaymakers in Switzerland driving on the A2 towards the Gotthardtunnel should expect a one and a half hour delay.
Furthermore, it is busy on the A11 in Austria towards Slovenia. The delay on the road to the Karawankentunnel is approximately 45 minutes.
Many people are also on the road in Italy. There are traffic jams in various places on the A22 from Bolzano to Verona and the extra travel time is approximately 45 minutes. On the A14 between Bologna and Rimini, the delay is up to one and a half hours.
France has designated five black Saturdays (July 9, 23 and 30 and August 6 and 13) for this summer, while in other years there were two or three. This Saturday the crowds are marked with the code orange/red.