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With the start of the holidays in eastern Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, summer travel on the transit routes started. The ÖAMTC mobility information forecasts the main congestion points on the important north-south connections.
There will also be dense convoy traffic on the traffic axis border crossing Suben (Upper Austria) - A8 - A1 - Linz - Steinhäusl junction - A21 - Vösendorf junction - S1 - A4 - border crossing at Nickelsdorf. In addition, major events such as the Formula 1 race in Spielberg on the first holiday weekend will lead to heavy traffic on the roads in the region.
ÖAMTC traffic jam adviser Herbert Thaler is again this year on the busy travel weekends on the Tauern Autobahn (A10) in Salzburg. With his motorcycle, he can quickly reach defective vehicles and get them moving again. In addition, in cooperation with the ADAC, the flight observer will take off and pass on his observations from the air.
When entering and leaving the country, temporary delays must be expected at the following border crossings: A12 Kufstein, A1 Walserberg, A11 Karawanken Tunnel, A9 Spielfeld and A4 Nickelsdorf.
Other stagnation points:
- A2, south autobahn, Villach area
- A4, East Autobahn, construction site Bruck an der Leitha-Ost - Bruckneudorf junction,
- A8, Innkreis Autobahn, Suben border crossing
- A9, Pyhrn Autobahn, Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnel toll booths, the construction site areas of St. Pankraz - Windischgarsten and Inzersdorf - Klaus and Gratkorn Nord - Übelbach
- A10, Tauern Autobahn throughout, especially in the Salzburg area and the Werfen tunnel group and before the St. Michael im Lungau toll station
- A12, Inntal Autobahn, Wörgl oncoming traffic area, greater Innsbruck area
- A13, Brenner Autobahn, the entire course, especially between Innsbruck and the Schönberg toll booth, Luegbrücke construction site
- B179, Fernpass Straße, between Füssen in Bavaria and Nassereith
- B177, Seefelder Straße, throughout
- L197/B197, Arlberg Pass, due to the Arlberg tunnel being closed
Storage points abroad:
- A8/A93 (Germany) large German corner
- A22 (Italy), Brenner motorway, Vipiteno tollbooth
- A4 (Italy) Autostrada connection Venice-Trieste
- A1 (Slovenia) Connection Spielfeld-Maribor
The heaviest traffic jam weekends
With the start of the holidays in eastern Austria (July 1 – 2), there will normally be no major traffic jams on the transit routes. The volume of traffic then gradually increases with the start of the holiday season in western and southern Austria (July 8th – 9th). The ÖAMTC experts predict the peak of the wave of travel for the end of July - beginning of August, because that is when the holidays in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg begin and long convoys of metal have to be expected.
In recent years, the flow of travel has shifted to other days of the week, but Saturday remains the main travel day. In recent years, however, the flow of return journeys has already shifted to Thursday, especially during periods of bad weather.
The wave of return travel peaks from mid-August after the “Ferragosto” weekend and in the first two weekends in September (holiday ends in western and southern Austria, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg).
You can get an overview of the busiest travel weekends and the routes affected when preparing for the holiday trip at https://www.oeamtc.at/staukalender.
Congestion adviser Herbert Thaler, Cooperation ÖAMTC – ADAC
“This year there will be even more going on than last year. Especially in front of the Werfern tunnel group, block handling will not be missing,” says ÖAMTC congestion adviser Herbert Thaler. During the summer holidays, he and his colleagues will work alternately on Saturdays on the Tauern Autobahn (A10) between Walserberg and St. Michael im Lungau. Even minor breakdowns can lead to traffic jams that stretch for kilometers. On their motorbikes, the traffic jam advisors have the opportunity to reach defective vehicles quickly and get them moving again.
The flight observer from the partner club ADAC will also be on duty on weekends from July 15th when the weather conditions are stable. In particular, the Greater Munich area, the connections Munich - Salzburg and Rosenheim - Kiefersfelden, as well as the Tauern Autobahn and the Inn Valley are flown. The observations from Germany make it easier to forecast developments at the stagnation points in Austria.
Driving bans for transit passengers
In Salzburg and Tyrol, many exit and through blocks for transit traffic will again come into force over the summer months. The ordinances are in effect in Salzburg on the Tauern Autobahn (A10) from July 07.07.2023th, 10.09.2023 to September 00th, 00 for the first time continuously over the weekends from Friday, 24:00 a.m. to Sunday, 8:10 a.m. In Tyrol, the driving bans in the Innsbruck and Innsbruck Land districts are already in effect on weekends. From July 2023, they will also be activated in the districts of Kufstein and Reutte until September 07, 00 every Saturday, Sunday and public holiday from 19 a.m. to 00 p.m. These measures are intended to prevent through roads from being blocked by alternative traffic in the event of long traffic jams on the main routes.
Major events: Motor sports, cycling tours, music festivals
This year, too, some major events - such as the Formula 1 Grand Prix and Moto GP - will attract hundreds of thousands of fans. Formula 1 will be in Spielberg from June 30th to July 2nd, and the Moto GP from August 18th to 20th. The Tour of Austria (July 2nd to 6th), the Electric Love music festival at the Salzburgring (July 6th to 8th), the Frequency in St. Pölten (August 17th to 19th), the journey to the Formula in Budapest (July 21-23) and the Iron Man in Zell am See on the first weekend in September are causing delays. The ÖAMTC will report separately on all events.
