Ile-de-France motorists, beware: this weekend, the roads in the Île-de-France region should be particularly busy, unlike the rest of France. Extended by the public holiday of Monday May 8, this weekend also marks the end of the spring school holidays in France with the return of holidaymakers from zone C, which includes the academies of Paris, Toulouse and Versailles. Likewise, the school holidays in the Netherlands are coming to an end. So many elements that should “encourage many users to take to the road”, advances the public service.
Friday, May 5, “the day is green at the national level, but the traffic will be very dense in the direction of departures in Île-de-France”, specifies the road information organization. In detail, the Île-de-France region will be classified red, and the rest of the territory will be green. The first traffic jams should occur at the end of the morning in the Paris region. The A6, A10 and A13 motorways, as well as the axes that lead to them, such as the A6b, the ring road or the A86 will be particularly congested. With work-home journeys, the situation promises to deteriorate from mid-afternoon and remain difficult until late evening. To avoid traffic jams, it is recommended to leave or cross Île-de-France before noon.
Saturday, traffic in the Paris region will still be dense, estimates Bison smart, who recommends taking the road before 8 a.m. or in the middle of the afternoon to avoid disruptions. “The first difficulties on the A10, A6, A13, A86 motorways as well as on the ring road will begin in the early morning”, warns the service.
Sunday, May 7, it is in the direction of returns that traffic will be difficult in Île-de-France, while the returns of holidaymakers will be added those of weekend travelers. Traffic jams are expected to occur on the A10 and A6 motorways from mid-afternoon and continue until late evening. To avoid them, plan to arrive before 2 p.m.
Traffic jams will peak on Monday May 8. Ile-de-France is classified red by Bison Futé who believes that the returns will be the “most important”. From the end of the morning, “traffic will be sustained, especially on the A10, A6 and A13 motorways and it will remain so until nightfall”. The organization automatically provides that “the passage times at the toll gates should be relatively long”. An arrival before noon should, however, avoid the bulk of the disturbances.
