Traffic Expected Over the Weekend: ARBÖ Warns of High Traffic Volume

The reason for this is the start of the holidays in the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Additionally, the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Budapest and the Villach Fair will cause further delays.

Saturday is the main travel day

The classic main travel day is once again Saturday. Nevertheless, ARBÖ already expects the first holiday traffic on Friday afternoon. The well-known congestion points remain the same as in previous weekends:

· Pyhrn Autobahn (A9), before the Klaus tunnel chain and before the Bosruck tunnel as well as Gleinalm tunnel and construction areas
· Tauern Autobahn (A10), in the greater Salzburg area, before the Katschberg and Tauern tunnels
· Karawanken tunnel (A11), before the Karawanken tunnel
· Inn Valley Autobahn (A12) in the greater Innsbruck area
· Brenner Autobahn (A13), before the Schönberg toll station and the construction site before the Lueg bridge
· Fernpass Road (B179), throughout its course, especially before the Lermoos and border tunnel Vils/Füssen
· Zillertal Road (B169) with metered traffic before the Brettfall tunnel

The ARBÖ information service advises: "It's best to avoid Saturday as a travel day, or to set off as early or as late as possible to avoid traffic jams."

"Formula 1 Grand Prix of Hungary" causes delays in Eastern Austria

Next weekend, from August 1 to 3, 2025, the "Hungarian Grand Prix" will take place at the Hungaroring near Budapest. Especially for the qualifying on Saturday, 02.08.2025, and the race on Sunday, 03.08.2025, numerous Austrian motorsport fans as well as tens of thousands of members of the "Orange Army" will head towards the Hungarian capital. The fans' journey is expected to lead to traffic jams and delays in Austria on the Eastern Autobahn (A4). The construction site between Simmeringer Haide and the Schwechat junction as well as the border crossing at Nickelsdorf/Hegyeshalom could become bottlenecks. "Before the Nickelsdorf border, many drivers will equip themselves with the Hungarian vignette to avoid fines for using Hungarian motorways," explains the ARBÖ information service in conclusion.

Villach Fair 2025 leads to increased traffic

The 80th Villach Fair takes place this year from July 27 to August 3, 2025, and once again attracts thousands of visitors to the city on the Drava. ARBÖ recommends early travel planning, as there will be extensive road closures and traffic disruptions in downtown Villach, especially around the fair weekend. The main square and surrounding streets are particularly affected. For a stress-free and safe journey, ARBÖ strongly advises using public transport. The Carinthian Lines offer extended operating hours with the fair's BUS:SI until late at night, while the ÖBB S-Bahn NightLine also provides additional late connections to places like Klagenfurt, Spittal, and Hermagor. Those wearing the official fair heart badge can travel for free on many of these special lines. Additionally, tourism shuttles from Lake Faak and Lake Ossiach as well as a guarded bicycle parking area at the main square are available. The latter is even free for children and heart badge wearers. Also, on the Postbus special lines to surrounding districts, travel is free from 6 PM with a heart badge. ARBÖ warns of heavy traffic on the Southern Autobahn (A2) and the federal roads around Villach and recommends avoiding using cars as much as possible or utilizing park-and-ride options.

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