Mega backlog to Pentecost: 45 kilometers chaos on the A10 to Bavaria!

Mega backlog to Pentecost: 45 kilometers chaos on the A10 to Bavaria!

at Pentecost 2025, travelers experience a special kind of traffic chaos of a special kind on the Austrian Tauern motorway. According to t-online.de has formed a traffic jam from impressive 45 kilometers to Bavaria stretches. Drivers have to expect waiting times of up to five hours, while they torture themselves through the completely overloaded streets. On this Pentecost weekend, many from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, who are currently on vacation, have flooded the streets, which considerably heats up travel.

The problems began on Friday afternoon when long traffic jams were reported primarily at the construction site of the A10 tunnel at Golling. There were hardly any improvements in the night of Saturday, and the Hiefler tunnel was closed on the morning due to a defective vehicle, which further tightened the situation. There were also considerable delays in Tyrol, especially in the Innsbruck region and on the Brenner motorway towards Italy and Fernpass-Straße.

Current traffic reports and traffic jams

The situation on the Tauern motorway remains tense, as the traffic reports from StumMelder-karte confirm. The traffic jam ranges from the West Autobahn (A1) to the E55 and in various sections from Pongau to Pass Lueg is slow traffic. Current reports also report a traffic jam between Salzburg and Pass Lueg, which is decisively caused by construction sites.

The Tauern Autobahn (A10) is an important north-south connection that connects Salzburg with Villach and the Italian border area. The entire route extends over 194 kilometers and is particularly frequented during vacation times. These overloads are reinforced by several ongoing construction sites that will last until the end of June. In addition, the traffic is heavily regulated, with speed restrictions of 100 km/h in the Salzburg area for noise protection reasons.

bottlenecks and special challenges

like stau.info notes, there are also considerable delays in Switzerland. In particular on the Gotthard tunnel, travelers have to expect a waiting time of around three and a half hours and a ram length of 20 kilometers. The increase in travel activities to Pentecost leads to a massive increase in traffic and strengthens the situation on the streets.

The combination of holiday season, several construction sites and a high travel pressure leads to one of the worst traffic jams that the region has been experiencing recently. Travelers should prepare for longer stays in the car and could consider using alternative routes to avoid the bottleneck.