Congestion forecast
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Travel wave: the hot phase on the highways begins
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The summer travel wave is rolling. Despite the pandemic, the ADAC expects numerous traffic jams in the next few days. Photo: Markus Scholz / Archive / dpa
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Berlin / Munich For a long time, due to the pandemic, there were relatively few travelers on the motorways and only a few traffic jams. Now there are more – travelers and traffic jams. Where does it get particularly crowded on the first weekend in July?
n the coming weekend (July 2nd to 4th) everyone on the autobahn should plan more time and patience. The summer traffic jams are back.
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The Auto Club Europa (ACE) sees the “hot phase” of the summer travel season heralded. Also the ADAC expects numerous traffic jams despite the pandemic. In addition, North Rhine-Westphalia is starting the summer vacation. According to ADAC, many holidaymakers are likely to prefer domestic destinations, as in the previous year. Routes to the Alps, to the German coasts and to the south are filling up.
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If you can, it is best to avoid the following peak times: Friday afternoon, Saturday from morning to early afternoon and Sunday afternoon. It fills up early on Friday afternoon when travelers join the commuters. The ACE expects delays and traffic jams nationwide into the evening. A lot of traffic can also be expected all day on Saturday.
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The greater areas of the Rhine-Ruhr area, the highways towards the Netherlands and south to Austria, Italy and Switzerland are particularly hard hit. It should also be full on the routes to France and the German coasts. Traffic jams and delays can be expected until late afternoon.
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The ACE generally expects less traffic on Sunday, but does not rule out delays due to return traffic, especially in the afternoon. Around 860 construction sites and several full closures on motorways are currently slowing down traffic. If you want to get through well, you should start countercyclically, i.e. during the week or in the early morning and late afternoon hours.
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