Deutsche Bahn wants to suspend all long-distance traffic for around two days from Sunday evening (May 14) The railway and transport union (EVG) had announced a nationwide 50-hour warning strike. One in five people in Germany is affected by the warning strike in rail transport.

The ADAC warns of a high volume of traffic on the roads at the beginning of the week.. Consumers should reschedule with foresight, says the ADAC. The recent rail strikes have shown that the streets in the cities were extremely crowded.