This weekend of July 8 and 9 marks the official start of summer vacation in France. A date synonymous, for many, with departures… But also with major traffic jams across the territory. According to Bison Futé, “traffic will be heavy on most major routes […], especially on Friday and Saturday.” The majority of journeys will be made “in the direction of the North-West”, from Île-de-France. “These are mainly French motorists who take their holidays from the start of the summer to take advantage of less frequentation, but also foreign tourists from neighboring countries”, specifies the government service.
On Friday, July 7, traffic will be heavy in the direction of departures. The entire territory is classified as orange, with the exception of the Île-de-France region, which is classified as red. In this territory, “traffic will be dense towards the toll gates of the A10 and A6 motorways”. To avoid too much slowing down, Bison smart advises to tackle the roads before “the end of the morning”. These tips are also valid for the “A7 and A50 motorways”, in the provinces. In addition, traffic is expected to be “very difficult until late in the evening”.
Motorists are invited to leave Île-de-France and major cities before noon, and avoid certain axes, such as the A31, A63 or A7 during the afternoon.
After a Friday classified as orange, Saturday July 8 will also be busy. That day, “the difficulties in the direction of departures will be the most significant of the weekend”, warns Bison smart, who classifies France in orange and the northwestern part of the country in red, in the direction of departures . The traffic jams will start “from the start of the morning”, in particular on the A6 and the A10.
“From mid-morning, traffic will increase significantly and it is the main radials and ring roads that converge towards [the A6 and the A10] which could in turn experience more or less significant traffic difficulties depending on the sectors”, notes the service. The A13 should also be affected. It will therefore be better to leave Île-de-France “before 5 a.m.” in the morning, and avoid certain axes such as the A31, A11, A63 or A7 between the end of the morning and the beginning of the day after. -noon.
On Sunday July 9, traffic will return to normal, and no difficulty has been reported on the territory, in the direction of departures or returns.
