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Stau chaos at the end of the holiday: How to get through this!
ÖAMTC provides information about traffic jams on August 26, 2025 through holiday travel and major events on Austria's highways.
Stau chaos at the end of the holiday: How to get through this!
On August 26, 2025, the end of the holidays will result in high traffic volumes in eastern Austria as well as in parts of the Netherlands, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. This circumstance causes significant traffic jams on the south-north and east-west routes in Austria. The main routes such as the Tauern Autobahn (A10), which are overloaded in tunnel and toll areas, are particularly affected. In addition, other highways, including the Brenner Autobahn (A13), the Pyhrn Autobahn (A9) and the West Autobahn (A1), are also affected by traffic jams.
Waiting times are not only recorded on the highways, but also at the borders to Germany. In particular, the border crossings in front of the Karawanken tunnel, field and Nickelsdorf show long queues. Large -scale events also contribute to the traffic situation. For example, the Ötztaler cycling marathon, the Ironman Zell am See-Kaprun and the event "Carinthia runs", which all take place on August 31, are to be considered as traffic brakes.
Grand passports and traffic jams
The most critical traffic situations show the following bottlenecks:
- A1: von Grenze Walserberg bis Knoten Salzburg
- A2: zwischen Gleisdorf und Sinabelkirchen, ab Guntramsdorf Richtung Wien
- A4: vor Grenze Nickelsdorf, ab Schwechat Richtung Wien
- A9: Knoten St. Michael, vor Gleinalm Tunnel, Grenze Spielfeld
- A10: im gesamten Verlauf vor Tunnelbereichen und Mautstellen
- A11: vor Karawanken Tunnel
- A12: vor Grenze Kufstein
- A13: zwischen Matrei und Nößlach, zwischen Schönberg und Innsbruck Ost
- A23: im gesamten Verlauf
- B189/B179: zwischen Inntal und Füssen
- B177: zwischen Scharnitz und Zirl
- B169: abschnittsweise zwischen Mayerhofen und Inntal
- B178: zwischen Söll und St. Johann in Tirol
- B145: zwischen Gmunden und Bad Aussee
- B151: im gesamten Verlauf
- B152: im gesamten Verlauf
- B83: im Wörtherseebereich
Together with the Tulln horticultural fair, which takes place from August 28th to September 1st, delays on the entrances and exits, especially on Tullner Straße (B19), are also to be expected. Road users are urged to form an emergency lane to allow emergency services access. ÖAMTC traffic jam advisor Herbert Thaler will be available on the A10 between Walserberg and St. Michael im Lungau on August 30th.
Current traffic jam situation in Germany
Parallel to the situation in Austria, there are also numerous reports of traffic jams and traffic disruptions in Germany. Stau.info reports on current traffic jam reports on German motorways and federal highways as well as construction sites, closures, accidents and other dangers.
The traffic situation draws an idea of heavily frequented roads, especially on the highways in the area of large cities such as Cologne and Bonn. Examples of the current traffic jam situation are:
- A1: 6 km Stau zwischen Köln und Dortmund
- A3: 12 km Stau zwischen Oberhausen und Frankfurt
- A59: 1 km Stau zwischen Bonn und Köln
Stauinfo users can view the traffic situation live and adjust their route accordingly. The platform not only provides information on traffic jams, but also on public transport and cycling routes. This all happens anonymously and without registration, which ensures easy and flexible use.
In particular, the formation of a rescue alley in traffic jams is crucial because these essential rescue vehicles enable access. Vehicles that park in the emergency street have to expect sensitive fines.
The traffic situation represents a challenge in both Austria and Germany, which is further exacerbated by holiday trips and events. Participants in upcoming events should prepare for possible traffic obstacles and plan ahead of time.