Relaxed Pentecost: Rest in Northern Germany's highways!

Relaxed Pentecost: Rest in Northern Germany's highways!

Hamburg, Deutschland - On Pentecost weekend, traffic on northern Germany shows a mixed picture. On Sunday, June 8th, 2025, the traffic remained largely calm, during Saturday, June 7th, 2025, sometimes significant traffic jams. Especially in front of the Elbe tunnel in Hamburg, traffic jams of up to 10 km formed. In Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, travelers had to expect longer travel times. Between Lüdersdorf and Groß Sarau, the A20 was completely blocked for several hours on Saturday afternoon after an accident that was injured in three people. Already on Friday the greater Hamburg area was affected by Stau with a length of over 50 km.

The big travel volume during the Pentecost weekend is not surprising, since many federal states have no school until June 10th. According to the ADAC , Friday, June 6th, and the subsequent Monday, June 9th, are to be expected as a sound -prone. Pentecost Sunday, June 8,, on the other hand, is the best day of travel. In addition to travelers from the federal states with an extended Pentecost weekend, many people from Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria are also on the road because the summer vacation begins.

popular travel destinations and traffic situation

The main travel goals are the North and Baltic Sea as well as the Alps and the low mountain ranges. A lot of traffic is expected to be expected in these regions. The streets are particularly frequented towards Sylt and Baltic Sea coast, where long waiting times for car loading in Niebüll can be expected. In addition, the road construction offices observe a large number of construction sites that were released for traffic until Tuesday morning to facilitate the Pentecost. At Deutsche Bahn, one is counting with full trains, especially in the direction of Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.

The traffic reports for northern Germany show numerous construction sites and stammering on various highways and federal highways. According to the ndr , further traffic jams will be expected on Pentecost Monday, since the return trip will lead many people back home.

traffic jams and closures

Karaxere road conditions can also be observed on other motorway routes in Germany. In addition to the motorway sections already mentioned, the A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9 and numerous other routes are also affected. Full closures, such as those on the A40 from Dortmund towards Essen and the A42 from Kamp-Lintfort to Dortmund, reinforce the congestion development.

Furthermore, international routes, especially in Austria and the Czech Republic, are also heavily burdened. Here, queues on the border controls could also contribute to longer travel times. Travelers are pointed out to form a rescue alley when traffic. Non -compliance can be punished with fines of up to 320 euros.