Autobahn 2 (Switzerland) - Autobahn 2 (Schweiz)

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The Swiss Autobahn 2 (A 2) sets the German as part of Europastraße 35 Federal motorway 5 continues south and leads from Basel above Lucerne and through the road tunnel on Gotthard Pass in the Ticino. There she leads Bellinzona over, under the Monte Ceneri in a tunnel, passed Locarno and finally goes to Chiasso in the Italian Autostrada 9 according to Milan above.

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Regions

  • Canton of Basel-Stadt
  • Canton of Basel-Land
  • Canton of Solothurn
  • Kanton Aargau
  • Canton lucerne
  • Canton of Nidwalden
  • Canton of Uri
  • Canton of Ticino

particularities

Like all national roads in Switzerland, the motorway requires a vignette. An annual vignette is required, which costs CHF 40 (just under EUR 37). The vignette also covers the use of tunnels (such as Gotthard tunnel and Seelisberg tunnel).

traffic

The Gotthard route is one of the busiest Alpine crossings and is therefore at risk of congestion. Possibility of bypassing possibly via the A 13 (San Bernardino Route).

Route description

From the German-Swiss border to the Augst junction

Pratteln service area
  • Border crossing at Kleinhüningen A5
  • Symbol: AS 1a Basel-Rheinhafen
  • Symbol: KN 1 meadow branch A3
  • Meadow
  • Symbol: AS 1 Basel-Kleinhüningen
  • tunnel
  • Symbol: AS 2 Basel-Badischer Bahnhof
  • Rhine (Black Forest Bridge)
  • Symbol: AS 3 Basel-Wettstein
  • Symbol: AS 4 Basel width
  • Symbol: AS 5 Basel-Süd / City
  • Birs
  • Symbol: KN 6 Hagnau junction A18
  • Symbol: AS 6 Basel-St. Jacob
  • Schweizerhalle tunnel
  • Symbol: AS 7 Pratteln
  • RWBA Tankstelle.svgRWB-RWBA Gasthaus.svg Pratteln (both sides)
  • Symbol: AS 8 Liestal A22
  • Symbol: KN 9 branch Augst A3

From the Augst junction to the Wiggertal junction

North portal of the Belchen tunnel in the Jura
  • Symbol: AS 10 Arisdorf
  • tunnel
  • Symbol: KN 11 Sissach
  • Symbol: AS 12 Diegten
  • tunnel
  • Symbol: AS 13 Eptingen
  • Belchen tunnel
  • Symbol: AS 14 Egerkingen
  • Symbol: KN 45 Härkingen junction A1
  • joint tour with A1 bis
  • Symbol: KN 47 Wiggertal junction

From the Wiggertal junction to the Rotsee junction

  • Symbol: AS 18 Reiden
  • Symbol: AS 19 Dagmersellen
  • Sign 314-50 - parking lot, StVO 2013.svg (both sides)
  • Symbol: AS 20 Sursee
  • tunnel
  • Sign 314-50 - parking lot, StVO 2013.svg (south)
  • tunnel
  • Sign 314-50 - parking lot, StVO 2013.svg (northward)
  • Symbol: AS 21 Sempach
  • RWBA Tankstelle.svgRWB-RWBA Gasthaus.svg (both sides) Neuenkirch
  • Symbol: AS 22 Rothenburg
  • Symbol: AS 23 Emmen-Nord
  • Symbol: KN 24 Rotsee junction A14

From the Rotsee junction to the Altdorf junction

Between Buochs ​​and Beckenried
  • Symbol: AS 25 Emmen-Süd
  • Symbol: AS 26 Lucerne-Center
  • tunnel
  • Symbol: AS 27 Lucerne-Kriens
  • Symbol: AS 28 Horw
  • Symbol: AS 29 Hergiswil-North
  • Symbol: KN 30 Loppen branch A8
  • Symbol: AS 31 Stansstad
  • Symbol: AS 32 Stans-North
  • Symbol: AS 33 Stans-Süd
  • Symbol: AS 34 Buochs
  • Symbol: AS 35 Beckenried
  • Seelisberg tunnel 9.1 km
  • Symbol: AS 36 Altdorf junction

From the Altdorf junction to the Bellinzona-Nord junction

Northern entrance to the Gotthard tunnel
In the Gotthard tunnel

This section is in the article Gotthard Pass described in more detail. The Gotthard tunnel has only one lane in each direction.

From the Bellinzona-Nord junction to the Swiss-Italian border

South of Lugano
  • Symbol: AS 47 Bellinzona-South
  • Monte Ceneri tunnel
  • Symbol: AS 48 Rivera
  • Symbol: AS 49 Lugano-North
  • Symbol: AS 50 Paradiso
  • Lake Lugano dam
  • Symbol: AS 51 Melide / Bissone
  • Symbol: AS 52 Mendrisio
  • Symbol: AS 53 Chiasso
  • Symbol: AS 54 Chiasso-Centro
  • Swiss-Italian border

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