Overview

• All 16 German states are on summer holiday from August 1 to 10, concentrating travel volumes at a level unseen under the usual staggered schedule.
• ADAC traffic experts say ongoing autobahn works at over 1,200 construction sites and reinforced border checks make a jam-free drive to southern Europe virtually impossible.
• Deutsche Bahn’s maintenance through mid-August on routes between Rosenheim and Salzburg/Kufstein and services to Vienna and Italy is causing reroutes, cancellations and replacement buses.
• Munich Airport expects more than 6.4 million travelers and 45,000 aircraft movements from August 1 to September 15, while Nuremberg and Memmingen airports forecast record holiday passenger numbers of over 798,000 and 540,000 respectively.
• Travel experts recommend avoiding peak departure days, building in extra journey time and using real-time navigation tools to ease delays.