It’s almost back to school time for French students and their parents. The school holidays end in just over a week and most road traffic over the coming weekend concerns returns from coastal regions to major cities. The four days of this period will be difficult, even very difficult on the roads in the return direction, in particular on the Mediterranean Arc and the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. The busiest day is expected on Saturday according to Bison Futé, the difficulties should then decrease until Monday.
Friday, August 19, the main difficulties in the direction of returns will begin around 10 a.m. and continue around 8 p.m. The busiest time slot nationally should be between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Departures: GREEN nationally Returns: RED nationally
Saturday August 20 will be the most difficult day of the weekend in both directions. The difficulties will begin at 9 am and will continue until mid-evening. Peak traffic should be reached between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The difficulties will be particularly important along the Mediterranean and in the Rhone Valley.
Departures: ORANGE at national level and RED in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region and in the Mediterranean Arc Returns: RED at national level
Sunday August 21 and Monday August 22, congestion will be more limited but traffic will remain heavy in the return direction throughout the day.
In terms of departures, Sunday August 21 is classified GREEN at national level and ORANGE in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region and in the Mediterranean Arc, and RED at national level for returns. In terms of departures, Monday August 22 is classified GREEN at national level and ORANGE in the Mediterranean Arc, and ORANGE at national level for returns.
Driving advice from Bison Futé from August 19 to 22
In the direction of DEPARTURES
– leave or cross Île-de-France before 10 a.m.,
– avoid the A13 motorway, between Paris and Rouen, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
– avoid the A11 motorway, between Paris and Le Mans, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
– avoid the A10 motorway, between Orléans and Tours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
– avoid the A6 motorway, between Beaune and Lyon, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
– avoid the A20 motorway, between Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A71 motorway, between Orléans and Clermont-Ferrand, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
– avoid the A62 motorway, between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
– avoid the A9 motorway, between Montpellier and Narbonne, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A62 motorway, between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
– avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
– avoid the A8 motorway, between Aix-en-Provence and Nice, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
– avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
In the sense of RETURNS
– avoid the A13 motorway, between Rouen and Paris, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
– avoid the A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.,
– avoid the A8 motorway, between Nice and Aix-en-Provence, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
– avoid the A71 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Orléans, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
– avoid the A61 motorway, between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
– avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of France, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. (waiting time longer than 1 hour).
– return to or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.,
– avoid the A11 motorway, between Le Mans and Paris, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
– avoid the A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
– avoid the A6 motorway, between Lyon and Beaune, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A7 motorway, between Orange and Salon-de-Provence, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
– avoid the A8 motorway, between Nice and Aix-en-Provence, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
– avoid the A9 motorway, between Spain and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
– avoid the A71 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Bourges, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and between Bourges and Orléans, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
– avoid the A61 motorway, between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
– avoid the A75 motorway, between Montpellier and Clermont-Ferrand, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.,
– avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of France, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. (waiting time longer than 1 hour).
– return to or cross Île-de-France before 12 noon,
– avoid the A11 motorway, between Le Mans and Paris, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
– avoid the A10 motorway, at the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines toll gate, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A6 motorway, between Lyon and Beaune, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
– avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Salon-de-Provence, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
– avoid the A8 motorway, between Nice and Aix-en-Provence, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
– avoid the A71 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Bourges, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
– avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of France, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. (waiting time longer than 1 hour).
– return to or cross Île-de-France before 11 a.m.,
– avoid the A13 motorway, between Rouen and Paris, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
– avoid the A10 motorway, near Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
– avoid the A6 motorway, between Lyon and Paris, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
– avoid the A71 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Orléans, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
– avoid the A62 motorway, between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
You can view all detailed traffic forecasts at Bison Fute’s website.
