A2 (Switzerland)

The A2 motorway in Ticino, suspended over viaducts

The A2 motorway is a motorway in Switzerland. It forms Switzerland's main north-south axis from Basel to Chiasso.

The A2 motorway leaves Basel heading south toward Olten, Sursee, Luzern, Stans, Altdorf, Erstfeld, GÃ¶schenen, Airolo, Biasca, Bellinzona, Lugano and reaches Chiasso.

It intersects with the A1, A8, A13 and A14 motorways.

The St. Gotthard Tunnel lies on the way. Traffic jams stretching for kilometres on end are frequently found on both entrances of the tunnel, but more frequently on the northern flank. The difficulty with driving through the St. Gotthard tunnel is that it is a motorroad tunnel with one lane per direction, but without a central reservation. So far, plans for a second Gotthard tunnel have been ditched or have been rejected.

This is one of the most driven-on motorways in Switzerland.

List of Exits

Listed are exits heading south as of Basel
Symbols: â†— = exit (â†˜ = exit only; â†' = only when heading for Chiasso; â† = only when heading for Basel); â‡† = main interchange; S = service area

Canton of Basel-Stadt

Border with Germany (German A 5)
* â‡† 1: (Basel Wiese interchange with motorway heading for France)
* â†— 2: (â†) Basel Bad Bahnhof
* â†— 3: Basel Wettstein
* â†— 4: Basel Breite, Birsfelden
* â†— 5: Basel City
* â‡† 6: (Hagnau interchange with J18 (Switzerland)) ZÃ¼rich, DelÃ©mont
* â†— 7: Pratteln, Schweizerhalle, Auhafen, Augst
* S Pratteln

Canton of Basel Landschaft

* â†— 8: Liestal
* â†— 9: (Augst interchange with A3)
* â†— 10: Arisdorf
* â†— 11: Sissach
* â†— 12: Diegten
* â†— 13: (â†) Eptingen

Canton of Solothurn

* â†— 14: Egerkingen

Canton of Aargau

* â‡† 15: (HÃ¤rkingen interchange with A1)
* â†— 16: Rothrist

Canton of Lucerne

* â‡† 17: (Wiggertal interchange with A1)
* â†— 18: Reiden
* â†— 19: Dagmersellen
* â†— 20: Sursee
* â†— 21: Sempach
* â†— 22: Rothenburg (planned)
* â†— 23: Emmen, Switzerland Nord
* â‡† 24: (Rotsee interchange with A14)
* â†— 25: Emmen SÃ¼d
* â†— 26: (â†') Luzern Zentrum
* â†— 27: Luzern - Kriens
* â†— 28: Luzern - Horw

Canton of Nidwalden

* â†— 29: (â†') Hergiswil
* â†— 30: (â†') Lopper (planned)
* â†— 29: (â†) Hergiswil
* â†— 31: (â†') Stansstad
* â†— 32: Stans Nord
* â†— 33: Stans SÃ¼d
* â†— 34: Buochs
* â†— 35: Beckenried

Canton of Uri

* â†— 36: Altdorf
* â†— 37: Ersfeld
* â†— 38: Amsteg
* â†— 39: Wassen
* â†— 40: GÃ¶schenen

Canton of Ticino

* â†— 41: Airolo
* S Stalvedro
* â†— 42: Quinto
* â†— 43: Faido
* â†— 44: Biasca
* â‡† 45: (Interchange with A13 to Chur) Bellinzona Nord
* S Bellinzona
* â†— 46: Bellinzona Centro (planned)
* â‡† 47: (Interchange with A13 to Locarno) Bellinzona Sud
* â†— 48: Rivera
* â†— 49: Lugano Nord
* â†— 50: Lugano Sud
* â†— 51: Melide, Bissone, Morcote, Campione d'Italia
* â†— 52: Mendrisio
* S Coldrerio
* â†— 53: Chiasso
* â†— 54: Chiasso CentroBorder with Italy

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A2 (Switzerland)