Gotthard tunnel traffic & waiting time

The current queue length in front of the Gotthard road tunnel is shown live at the top of this page and just below this answer, separately for southbound and northbound traffic, in kilometres and with the expected waiting time. Traffic reports from the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) are fetched every 5 minutes, and the page refreshes every minute. For comparison: the longest queue since Stauportal.ch started recording on 26 July 2026 was 12 km, about 2 hours of waiting time at Göschenen (27 July 2026).

Heading south towards Ticino and Italy, the queue builds up in front of the north portal at Göschenen. Heading north, it builds up in front of the south portal at Airolo. At most 1,000 passenger car units per hour in each direction may enter the tunnel; when more vehicles arrive, traffic is metered at the portals.

The longest queues form on summer weekends in July and August, on public holidays and when school holidays begin or end. According to the FEDRO reports Stauportal.ch has recorded since July 2026, southbound the waiting time was longest on average on Saturdays, Mondays and Fridays; northbound on Fridays, Sundays and Saturdays, mostly between midday and late afternoon.

About 13 minutes when traffic is flowing freely (16.9 km at 80 km/h). The current travel time including any queue is shown in the “Tunnel profile”.

Yes. Stauportal.ch shows the webcams at the north portal in Göschenen and the south portal in Airolo live, plus the A2 near Wassen, the Schöllenen Gorge and the Gotthard Pass. The images come from the Office for National Road Operations (AfBN) and are updated continuously, every 5 minutes at the tunnel portals. All cameras are listed under “Webcams”.

The main alternative is the San Bernardino tunnel (A13) via Chur and Bellinzona. There is also the Lukmanier Pass, open all year round, and in summer the Gotthard and Nufenen passes — but the passes rarely save time.