This crossover weekend between “Juilletists” and “Augustians” will not be easy for holidaymakers on the roads in France. You will have to be patient: Bison Futé predicts major traffic jams, especially in the direction of departures, from Friday August 4th. Traffic should therefore be “extremely heavy on the vast majority of roads”. Le Figaro takes stock.
The day of Friday is classified red at the national level in the direction of departures for motorists throughout the territory. In Île-de-France, Bison Futé anticipated “very dense traffic towards the toll gates of the A10 and A6 motorways”. Nicknamed the motorway of the sun, the A7, as well as the A31 and A63 motorways, will be very busy. For holidaymakers wishing to reach Italy on the N205, access to the country via the Mont-Blanc tunnel will be very difficult between early and late afternoon. In the direction of departures Bison Futé advises to:
In the direction of returns, Friday August 4 is classified green at the national level and orange in the Mediterranean Arc. Bison Futé thus foresees an equally strong attendance at the end of the afternoon on the same axis from Italy to France.
Traffic in the direction of departures on Saturday will be “extremely difficult at the national level”, the day being classified as black at the national level, and this “from the very beginning of the morning”. It should even be the “most difficult day of the summer on all the main roads of the country”: the A7, A9, A10, A61, A71 and A75 motorways, in particular, will be heavily used by motorists . Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel on the N205 will also be difficult on Saturday, between late morning and mid-afternoon. Traffic will remain “heavy all night”.
Several highways are to be avoided at certain times of the day in the direction of departures:
In the direction of returns, Saturday August 5 is classified orange. Bison Futé foresees difficulties on the A75 between Montpellier and Clermont-Ferrand early in the morning. For those wishing to return to France from Italy, access via the Mont-Blanc tunnel will be “very difficult from the start of the afternoon on the N205.”
Regarding Sunday, a day classified as orange in the direction of departures, the main difficulties will be encountered on the A10 near Bordeaux between the end of the afternoon and the beginning of the evening, as well as on the A7 between Lyon and Orange. all day. The Bison Futé website indicates that “departures will generally take place between early morning and late evening”:
Sunday, August 6 is rated green nationally in the return direction.
