Lots of patience required – travel frustration instead of wanderlust: all traffic jam hotspots

In addition to the long weekend, the traffic situation is exacerbated by the end of the holiday season in southern Germany and a potpourri of events: including the Erzbergrodeo, the summer night concert of the Vienna Philharmonic and four concerts in the Vienna Stadthalle. According to the ARBÖ traffic experts, this means kilometers of traffic jams and hours of delay on the transit routes and city exits.

• Die first wave of travel already rolled from Wednesday afternoon. As reported, there was a real traffic stop on the southern motorway (A2) near Vienna. The accident and the upcoming “long” weekend caused miles of traffic jams.

• ben Vacation The transit routes in the south and west and the borders to the traffic jam hotspots are likely to be clear from early morning. “In addition to travelling, also from Germany, shopping and excursions to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia will be the cause of many a patience,” the ARBÖ reports. On the way to the Adriatic Sea, the ÖAMTC reported traffic jams in Slovenia in the morning.
• Also on Thursday on the program: that Summer evening concert the Vienna Philharmonic in the Schönbrunn Palace Park. “The official parking lots will fill up relatively quickly. Otherwise, the parking capacity around the castle is very limited. Visitors should travel by public transport such as the U4 metro line, tram lines 10, 52 and 60 and bus line 10A and bear in mind that masks are still mandatory on public transport in Vienna,” advises ARBÖ expert Thomas Haider.
• In addition to the summer night concert in Vienna in the coming days four concert highlights instead: Wolfgang Ambros made a guest appearance in Hall D of the Wiener Stadthalle, Zucchero follows on Thursday and Wanda on Friday and Saturday. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the concerts.

• von Thursday this also runs until Sunday Red Bull Erzbergrodeo in Styria: tens of thousands of fans are expected at the peak on Sunday. The arrival and departure will not be without long delays, despite traffic regulations from the police on the only official access road to the show mine.

• ben Sunday According to ARBÖ, travelers on the transit routes in the west and south, as well as towards Vienna and the state metropolises will only make slow progress from late afternoon. “The end of the Whitsun holidays in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria will significantly increase traffic jams in the west,” says the traffic expert.