Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The summer travel season begins in earnest 30 June and the Swiss federal government has issued its list of roads and dates when travelers can expect heavy traffic.

Les axes routiers et les jours présentant un fort risque de perturbations sont les suivants :

Autoroutes

Heading south

• A1 St Margrethen – Geneva, between Zurich and Bern, between Lausanne and Morges (roadworks), customs at Geneva/Bardonnex
• A2/E35 Basel – Chiasso – Milan: Bâle/Weil am Rhein customs, between the Belchen tunnel and the Wiggertal junction, between Erstfeld before the north end of the Saint Gotthard (see Gotthard below), the Chiasso/Brogeda customs, to the Como/Grandate toll booth
• A3 Basel – Zurich: between Basel/Saint-Louis customs and the Wiese junction
• A13 Sargans – Bellinzona: between entre Nufenen and Hinterrhein (roadworks), to the north entrance of the San Bernardino tunnel
• Ring roads around Bern (A1/A6), Lausanne (A1/A9) and Zurich (A1/A3)

Times when you can expect traffic jams

Fridays between 15:00 and 21:00 and Saturday from 08:00 to 16:00

Dates with particularly heavy traffic

July: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25

August: 1

Heading north

• A1 Geneva – St. Margrethen: Geneva/Bardonnex customs, betwee entre Morges and Lausanne (roadworks), between Bern and  Zurich
• A2/E35 Milan – Chiasso – Basel: from the Como/Grandate toll booth to  the Chiasso/Brogeda customs, between Quinto and the south entrance to the Saint-Gothard tunnel, between Reiden and the Härkingen junction, to customs at Basel/Weil am Rhein
• A3 Sargans – Zurich – Basel: between Zurich/Brunau and the end of the autoroute, Basel/Saint-Louis customs
• A4a Zoug – Sihlbrugg: between Baar and the end of the autoroute at Sihlbrugg
• A9 Martigny – Lausanne: between Bex and the Glion tunnel
• A13 Bellinzone – Coire: at the southern entrance to the San Bernardino tunnel, between Hinterrhein and Nufenen (roadworks)
• Ring roads around Bern (A1/A6), Lausanne (A1/A9) and Zurich (A1/A3)

Times when you can expect traffic jams

Fridays 15:00-21:00, Saturdays 10:00-20:00 and Sundays from 13:00 to 20:00

Dates with particularly heavy traffic

July: 11, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 and 31

August: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29

September: 5

Saint Gotthard tunnel

Heading south

Tailbacks are likely at the north end of the tunnel on these dates: Friday 3 July from 12:00-24:00, Saturday 4 July 05:00-18:00. The nights of 10-11 and 17-18 and 24-25 July, non-stop from Friday 12:00 to Saturday 18:00. Traffic jams are also possible Saturdays from 08:00-16:00 during August and up to mid-eptember, as well as Sundays in July from 10:00-16:00.

The entrances to the Göschenen, Monday to Thursday during July, noon to 20:00 are also likely to have traffic jams.

Heading north

Traffic jams can be expected at the south entrance to the tunnel these days: Fridays, 10-31 July from 12:00-22:00, 7-14 August from 10:00-23:00, 21 August to 4 September from 13:00-20:00, Saturdays 11-25 July from 10:00-22:00, 1 August and 8 August from 09:00-01:00, 15 August to 5 September, 10:00-21:00, Sundays, 19 July to 6 September, 11:00-21:00.

Traffic jams could occur Saturday 4 July, 10:00-18:00. From mid-July to the end of August, traffic jams can also be expected occasionally afternoons Monday to Thursday, noon to 20:00.

Main roads inside Switzerland and customs stations

Heavier traffic can be expected on the following roads within Switzerland: Spiez-Kandersteg (start of holidays), Gampel-Goppenstein (end of holidays), Bellinzona-Locarno, Wädenswil-Hirzel-Sihlbrugg, Sihlbrugg-Zurich (Sihltal), Flüelen-Brunnen (Axenstrasse), as well as on some Alpine region roads, including main Alpines passes. Expect some delays at these customs stations: Au, Koblenz, Sankt-Margrethen and Thayngen.

For traffic updates

• Telephone in French, German and Italian: Viasuisse (No 163 – 50 cts/call+50 cts/min)
• Radio DRS/RSR/RSI
• web sites: www.tcs.ch, www.cff.ch, www.teletext.ch (rail: p 486/487, road: p 491 – 497), www.bls.ch.