Whether to the sea in the north or to the mountains in the south, Autobahn GmbH is expecting the highways to be fuller this coming weekend due to the travel traffic around Easter. "Due to the staggered vacation dates, a slight increase in vacation traffic can be expected for the first time two weeks before Easter - from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6," the federally owned company announced.
In the federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the Easter vacations will already begin next week. In Saxony, they start on April 18 - just in time for the start of the expected nationwide peak travel period. According to the forecast, it is likely to be particularly busy around Maundy Thursday (April 17), when many commuters and holidaymakers will be on the road at the same time. The freeway company is also expecting heavy return traffic on Easter Monday (21 April).
