Austria’s motorists’ club ARBÖ is forecasting back-to-back traffic waves over the weekend of 7-8 February. Holidaymakers from Vienna and Lower Austria are heading home just as families from Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg set off for ski resorts, creating opposing flows on key alpine corridors. (sohu.com)
Additional pressure will come from two large expos—the “moto-austria” motorcycle show in Wels and the “Building & Living” fair in Salzburg—which are expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors. ARBÖ highlights bottlenecks on the West (A1), Innkreis (A8), Tauern (A10) and Brenner (A13) motorways, as well as the Wels A25 spur. Return traffic toward Germany and the Czech Republic is likely to peak on Sunday afternoon. (sohu.com)
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For business-travel planners the timing is awkward: Monday meetings in Linz, Salzburg or Munich could be jeopardised if staff choose to drive or rely on inter-city coaches that share the same routes. ARBÖ urges travellers to consider rail, book flexible tickets and equip vehicles with chains and winter fluids.
Companies with expatriates relocating this week should also double-check arrival slots with household-goods movers, many of whom report restricted access windows at apartment blocks along urban feeder roads.
Looking forward, Austria’s Transport Ministry is piloting dynamic lane-management on the A10 and A13; if the system debuts before the Easter holidays, it could shave up to 15 percent off peak congestion, according to ministry simulations.
Additional pressure will come from two large expos—the “moto-austria” motorcycle show in Wels and the “Building & Living” fair in Salzburg—which are expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors. ARBÖ highlights bottlenecks on the West (A1), Innkreis (A8), Tauern (A10) and Brenner (A13) motorways, as well as the Wels A25 spur. Return traffic toward Germany and the Czech Republic is likely to peak on Sunday afternoon. (sohu.com)
If any of your team members or guests still need to sort out last-minute travel documentation, VisaHQ can take that headache off the table. The service processes Austrian and Schengen visas entirely online—see https://www.visahq.com/austria/—arranging embassy submissions, courier returns and passport renewals so travellers avoid extra city trips while the roads are clogged.
For business-travel planners the timing is awkward: Monday meetings in Linz, Salzburg or Munich could be jeopardised if staff choose to drive or rely on inter-city coaches that share the same routes. ARBÖ urges travellers to consider rail, book flexible tickets and equip vehicles with chains and winter fluids.
Companies with expatriates relocating this week should also double-check arrival slots with household-goods movers, many of whom report restricted access windows at apartment blocks along urban feeder roads.
Looking forward, Austria’s Transport Ministry is piloting dynamic lane-management on the A10 and A13; if the system debuts before the Easter holidays, it could shave up to 15 percent off peak congestion, according to ministry simulations.
