It is again queuing for the Gotthard tunnel due to the holiday rush. In the night from Friday to Saturday, a traffic jam formed on the A2 highway in front of the north portal, up to about 10 kilometers long. It is also very busy in France, Germany and Austria.
Saturday is a red day for the departure in Europe, with very difficult traffic and long traffic jams, according to Touring Traffic Info. The ‘red hours’ run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the peak of the problems expected around noon.
Before the return, this Saturday is an orange day in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, with red hours between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and an expected peak around 3 p.m. In France and Spain green day for the return journey: traffic is running smoothly.
According to the most recent update from Touring Traffic Info, sent at around 6.30am, traffic is ramping up France very busy.
Where can you expect traffic jams?
In Germany it is very busy in southern Germany with delays. There is a 5 kilometer traffic jam before the border crossing on the A8 towards the Austrian Salzburg.
Is Austria iIt is very busy with delays on the A13 Innsbruck – Brenner – Italy, on the A10 Salzburg – Villach towards Slovenia for the Tauern tunnel and on the A11 Villach – Slovenia for the Karawanken tunnel.
In Switzerland finally, according to TCS, there is 15 kilometers of traffic jams on the A2 in front of the north entrance of the Gothard tunnel, which means a waiting time of 2.5 hours for those driving towards Italy. There was also a long traffic jam on Friday, which amounted to 12 kilometers at the peak moment.
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