Overview
- ADAC and ACE warn of heavy jams as ten states begin holidays on Friday, March 27, with pressure rising first on routes to the coasts, the Alps and major city belts.
- Gründonnerstag on April 2 is flagged as the most jam‑prone day, with Ostermontag on April 6 expected to carry the main return wave.
- About 785 motorway work zones will tighten bottlenecks on key German corridors such as the A1, A2, A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 and A99, while Austria’s A10, A12 and A13 and Switzerland’s Gotthard A2 are also forecast to back up.
- Bavarian police say they will enforce weekend exit bans near the A8 and A93 when queues form to stop motorists from flooding local roads, noting about 3,700 drivers were turned back earlier this year and that violations draw roughly €50 fines.
- Travelers are urged to plan extra time, check live traffic, respect winter‑tyre rules and expect busier airports such as Düsseldorf, which forecasts roughly one‑third more passengers, with some relief possible from Lkw holiday bans and cheaper fuel across nearby borders.