If you want to use the long weekend around May 1st for an excursion, you should be prepared for crowded streets. Due to the nationwide holiday at the beginning of May, the automobile club ADAC expects a lot of traffic on the motorways. At the same time there are numerous construction sites. In order to relieve traffic at least a little, there is a driving ban for trucks over 7.5 tons on the holiday, as a spokesman in Munich said. The ADAC expects the most traffic jams on Friday and Monday afternoons.
On important German travel routes, some sections are also closed at the weekend. For example, the Autobahn 3 between Nuremberg/Behringersdorf and the Nuremberg junction has to be bypassed at times in both directions. The A7 Hanover – Flensburg is also closed between Hamburg-Heimfeld and Hamburg-Volkspark from Friday night to Monday morning.
It should also be full on the roads abroad. May Day is also a public holiday in Austria, Switzerland and Italy. The Arlberg Tunnel in Austria is also currently closed for six months. If you still want to get to your destination relaxed, you should plan more time, especially at construction sites, and if possible not use Friday and Monday afternoon as the main travel time.