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Germany Braces for Record Holiday Travel Gridlock as Autobahn Exit Bans Loom

Authorities have backed situational transit bans on local roads, activating exit restrictions on the A8 from August 15 to curb bypass traffic through Bavarian communities.

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Overview

  • All 16 German states began summer holidays on August 1, triggering a travel surge that ADAC warns will make jam-free drives virtually impossible on southern Autobahn corridors like the A8, A93 and A99.
  • Munich Airport projects over 6.4 million holiday travellers through mid-September, including around 425,000 passengers on the first vacation weekend, while Nuremberg and Memmingen airports also forecast record volumes.
  • Deutsche Bahn’s major track works from August 1–18 on routes between Rosenheim, Salzburg and Kufstein will deploy replacement buses in regional traffic and reroute long-distance trains via Passau.
  • Last summer’s concurrent holiday period generated 119,246 recorded traffic jams totaling over 205,000 km, highlighting the scale of congestion risk as this season’s peak demand takes hold.
  • Federal Transport Ministry approval enables Rosenheim district to enforce situational exit and transit bans on local roads from August 15, marking Germany’s first use of such measures to shield communities from A8 bypass traffic.