Traffic jam forecast: End of holidays: It will be crowded on these routes at the weekend

The autumn holidays are ending in many places, so many holidaymakers are driving home in the car. When and on which routes a lot of patience will be required.

The end of the holiday increases the risk of traffic jams: traffic returning home is expected on many motorways on the weekend from October 30th to November 1st.

Munich/Berlin. Holiday-related travel waves are once again increasing the risk of traffic jams on many highways. This is what the traffic clubs ADAC and ACE predict for the weekend (October 30th to November 1st).

The Auto Club Europa (ACE) reports that the weekend will be characterized by a lot of traffic traveling home. The holidays end in six federal states, including North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Berlin. According to the ADAC, more travel traffic can be expected, especially on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, especially on the routes heading north.

Those who drive to the Alps and further south are likely to make better progress: despite the start of the school holidays in Bavaria - which is the last federal state to start the autumn holidays - there is no longer as much going on there as on previous weekends, the ADAC continues.

Where the risk of traffic jams is higher

More traffic is expected in the greater areas around Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Munich as well as in the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. The highways and secondary routes to and from the coast are also affected. According to the traffic clubs, there is also an increased risk of traffic jams on the following motorways (often in both directions):

There is also a lot of traffic in Austria and Switzerland

Travel by autumn holidaymakers has not yet subsided in neighboring countries. In Austria, the holidays are also ending there and so many Austrian travelers are on the roads. According to the ADAC, these transit routes are particularly at risk of traffic jams:

A 1 (western motorway)

A 9 (Pyhrn motorway)

A 10 (Tauern motorway)

A 12 (Inntal motorway)

A 13 (Brenner motorway)

B 179 (Fernpass)

B 197 (Arlberg federal road)

In Switzerland, the A 1 from Bern to the Austrian border, the A 2 between Basel and Chiasso (Gotthard route), the A 3 between Basel and Chur and the A 13 (San Bernardino route) are likely to be fuller.

According to the ADAC, anyone traveling through Italy must expect the risk of traffic jams, especially between Genoa, Milan and the Swiss border (A 7 / A 9) as well as on the Brenner motorway (A 22).