School starts in several places

End of vacations likely to bring heavy return traffic

Columns are expected again on the Tauernautobahn

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

School is about to start in Austria and parts of Germany and the Netherlands. Traffic jams are likely to once again roll through Salzburg. There are also road closures due to the "Ironman" competition in Pinzgau.

There will be long traffic jams next weekend due to the heavy return traffic. For millions of pupils in Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna as well as four German federal states and parts of the Netherlands, it's back to school from Monday, September 2nd. The summer vacations also end in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. 

Once again, Saturday is the main travel day and is likely to bring the longest traffic jams. But patience will also be required on the transit routes on Sunday. The automobile club ARBÖ warns that drivers entering Austria at the Karawanken tunnel and Spielfeld border crossing should be prepared for hours of waiting time. There will also be long traffic jams and time delays on the Karawankenautobahn (A11) and the Tauernautobahn (A10) between Flachau and Werfen, in the greater Salzburg area and before the Walserberg border on the Westautobahn (A1) from early morning into the afternoon.

"Ironman 70.3" causes road closures
Next Sunday, September 1, 2024, the "Ironman 70.3" will take place in and around Zell am See. This will cause some road closures. There will be traffic obstructions, especially on the bike course, which leads from Zell am See via the B311 - Lend - L216 - Dienten - B164 - Maria Alm - municipal roads - Maishofen - B311 - Zellermoos - B168 to Kaprun, and ARBÖ recommends avoiding the affected areas or taking a wide detour. There will already be closures in the Zell am See area on Friday.