Easter traffic jams already forming on Gotthard

The Easter weekend and the start of the holidays in 19 Swiss cantons are likely to cause heavy traffic on the roads heading south from Thursday. According to the TCS, the Gotthard tunnel in particular is expected to be very busy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Anyone travelling south by car before Thursday can expect a maximum waiting time of one hour before the Gotthard, according to the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) forecast on Monday. By midday on Thursday, travellers will be stuck in traffic jams for over two hours. The high volume of traffic jams is likely to continue until Good Friday. Travellers who want to cross the border at Chiasso after the Gotthard will have to reckon with additional delays, wrote the TCS. The return journey is expected on Easter Monday. In the course of the coming week, there could be traffic jams towards the evening. If you want to travel south without stress at Easter, the TCS recommends getting up early or choosing an ...