Traffic jam before Christmas: where travelers have to expect a lot of traffic

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Traffic jam on Christmas days: where travelers have to expect a lot of traffic

Anyone who travels over the holidays must expect heavy traffic and traffic jams (symbol photo)

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This Christmas, trips are easier again than in the previous Corona year. The ADAC is therefore expecting more traffic again. Here is an overview of where drivers have to be prepared for a lot of travel and traffic jams.

The Christmas holidays have already started in several federal states, in the rest of the federal states they are imminent. This is when the travel time begins. In contrast to the partial lockdown at Christmas 2020, travel is now possible again.

The ADAC therefore expects traffic jams and heavy traffic over the holidays. The busiest days are December 22nd and 23rd. Especially on the afternoons of the two days it will be crowded on the streets. According to the traffic club, drivers should expect full roads on the Berliner Ring (A10) and on the Hamburg and Berlin (A24) route. The ski holiday traffic to the Alpine countries is likely to be lower than in previous years. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 25th) there should be quieter traffic than the previous days. On Boxing Day, however, the ADAC expects more traffic again, as many drivers return from visiting relatives and families, according to a press release. Patience is required, especially in the afternoon.

According to ADAC, the most important traffic jams during the Christmas holidays are:

  • Greater Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Munich
  • A 1 Cologne – Dortmund – Bremen – Hamburg
  • A 2 Dortmund – Hanover – Braunschweig – Berlin •
  • A 3 Cologne – Frankfurt – Nuremberg – Passau
  • A 4 Kirchheimer Dreieck – Erfurt – Dresden
  • A 5 Hattenbacher Dreieck – Karlsruhe
  • A 6 Heilbronn – Nuremberg
  • A 7 Hamburg – Hanover and Würzburg – Füssen / Reutte
  • A 8 Karlsruhe – Stuttgart – Munich – Salzburg
  • A 9 Munich – Nuremberg
  • A 10 Berliner Ring
  • A 24 Hamburg – Berlin
  • A 61 Mönchengladbach – Koblenz – Ludwigshafen
  • A 81 Stuttgart – Singen
  • A 93 Inntal triangle – Kufstein
  • A 95 / B 2 Munich – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • A 99 bypass Munich

Waiting times and increased controls at national borders

There are currently just under 760 construction sites on German autobahns, ADAC press spokesman Alexander Schnaars informs star With. Traffic can also be expected abroad, after all, trips abroad are currently permitted. “At all German external borders, travelers must generally be prepared for waiting times due to increased controls, both when leaving and entering the country. The respective applicable provisions – usually proof of vaccination or recovery certificates or test requirements – are usually checked on a spot-check basis.” it from ADAC.

The border crossings Passau / Suben (A3), Walserberg (A8), Kiefersfelden (A93) and Hörbranz (A96) in Austria and Weil am Rhein (A5) in Switzerland are particularly prone to traffic jams and waiting times. At the border crossings outside of Germany, the Brenner and the Karawanken Tunnel are among others. However, there will not be many and long traffic jams.

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Inform about traffic and traffic jams in good time

In general, the ADAC advises motorists to “plan well in advance”. So you should always find out about the current traffic situation before and during the journey. The congestion level of the years before the pandemic will probably not be reached. A lack of planning security and the appeal of politicians to stay at home are likely to deter many people from traveling, the ADAC estimated.

Sources: ADAC, with material from dpa

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