Traffic Predictions for Germany and Austria
With the end of the carnival holidays in Bavaria and parts of Baden-Württemberg this weekend, holidaymakers are also making their way back from Austria to Germany. Delays are therefore expected particularly in the federal state of Salzburg. The areas most affected are the Tauern Motorway (A10) in the construction zone between Werfen and Golling, the B 159 (Salzachtal Straße) between Bischofshofen and Kuchl, and the B 311 (Pinzgauer Straße) between Lend and St. Johann im Pongau. In addition to the Tauern Motorway, the Inn Valley and Brenner motorways, the Fernpass route, and the Tyrolean and Vorarlberg federal roads are also at risk of traffic jams in Austria.
Besides these routes, motorways in Germany are also most likely to be affected:
A1: Cologne – Dortmund – Münster – Bremen – Hamburg
A2: Magdeburg – Braunschweig
A3: Cologne – Frankfurt – Nuremberg – Passau
A5: Basel – Karlsruhe – Heidelberg
A6: Mannheim – Heilbronn – Nuremberg
A7: Füssen/Reutte – Ulm – Würzburg
A8: Salzburg – Munich – Stuttgart – Karlsruhe
A9: Munich – Nuremberg
A81: Heilbronn – Stuttgart
A93: Kufstein – Inn Valley Junction
A96: Munich – Lindau
A95/B2: Munich – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
A99: Munich Ring Road
You should also be prepared for additional delays and traffic jams at construction sites.
Traffic jam forecasts for Vienna: Trade fair, concert and demonstrations
From this Thursday (06.03.2025) to Sunday (09.03.2025), the largest education fair "BeSt Wien" will once again take place in Vienna. Busy roads are expected, as the fair has welcomed between 75,000 and 80,000 visitors in recent years. Delays are anticipated on the way to the exhibition hall in Vienna-Leopoldstadt, particularly on the Südosttangente (A23), in the area of the Knoten Prater and Handelskai, the Ausstellungsstraße and the Praterstern.
In addition, various demonstrations will be taking place in the city centre of Vienna this weekend. Both Friday and Saturday are affected. The demonstrations may lead to road closures. The "March of Science" is planned for Friday, and on Saturday two demonstrations on the theme of "Feminist Action Day" will take place. The use of public transport and avoiding the city centre is recommended.
But it won't just be the trade fair and the demonstrations that cause delays! The Lenny Kravitz concert will also be drawing his fans to the Austrian capital next Sunday. Hütteldorfer Straße and the streets in the Nibelungenviertel are considered at risk of traffic jams. It is pointed out that travellers arriving by car must under no circumstances use residents' parking spaces. It is recommended to use public transport (U6 and tram lines 6, 9, 18, 49 as well as bus line 48A).
