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Personcbjroms
14/6/2010 at 8:45pm
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I am travelling from Calais to Lake Garda in mid July.

My intended route is via Luxembourg, Lucerne and through Gothard Tunnel.

But I have heard stories of horrendous traffic jams at the tunnel in peak times. Are these stories and what is the less congested option?

Thanks

Chris


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14/6/2010 at 10:02pm
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Yes both ways we have been caught up in long traffic jams. The worst was going north coming home and we sat still for hours to the extent that people just go out of their cars. Not sure how you avoid it. We have tried different times but only need a vehicle to break down and that is it - also I think they limit number of lorries in tunnel so that takes time. Perhaps try very early or very late?


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Hi Chris

The traffic at the St Gotthard tunnel can be bad at peak times. In 2006, travelling south to Italy, we, due to delay from a puncture, we arrived at the tunnel at teatime on the last Friday in July.

I don't know what outfit you have but here is the solution we found.

After queuing for a long time we saw the signs for the St Gotthard Pass. We decided to give it a try. In those days we had a twin-axle Avondale Landranger and a Vauxhall Monterey 4x4(rebadged Isuzu trooper).

We found the Pass road to be a good, well-surfaced single carriageway (ie, one carriage in each direction) fine. A series of long "hairpins" up and down with a flat plateau stretch on the top. The car coped with the road, in fact the engine temperature was showing unusually low on the way down. I would be happy to do it again.

I must admit I am no lover of tunnels and found the St Gotthard's 10 mile length rather claustrophobic when we have subsequently used it, in both directions.

Regards
Tim

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15/6/2010 at 11:38pm
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Why not go via stuttgart and innsbruck/only an extra 20 miles.

You will also avoid the swiss motorway vignette, saving you about £50.

Used this route many times.


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Quote: Originally posted by Cleef15 on 14/6/2010
Yes both ways we have been caught up in long traffic jams. The worst was going north coming home and we sat still for hours to the extent that people just go out of their cars.
The same happened to us last year.


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PersonRostrevor
21/6/2010 at 11:28am
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In 15 years of using the Gotthard, we have only been held up twice.   Both were on busy Saturdays in the peak of the season.

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Quote: Originally posted by swanseajack on 15/6/2010
Why not go via stuttgart and innsbruck/only an extra 20 miles.

You will also avoid the swiss motorway vignette, saving you about £50.

Used this route many times.

The Swiss viginette is £27 not £50.


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Quote: Originally posted by ben9 on 21/6/2010

The Swiss viginette is £27 not £50.

A vignette is 40SFr, £24.36 at the current exchange rate.   One is needed for the car and another for a trailer making just under £49 for the two.
As far as the Stugart, Insbruck route goes, there will be the Austrian vignette and the Brenner toll to add plus the extra mileage of Italian motorway tolls.

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