SMART ONE. Between departures on vacation and the long weekend of July 14, the roads of France will be taken by storm this weekend. Crossing Ile-de-France will be a very complicated mission for four days. The main roads towards the coastal regions will not be spared from traffic jams either.
[Updated July 12 at 4:52 p.m.] This second weekend of the summer school holidays promises to be particularly complicated on the roads of France. In addition to the usual high holiday departures in mid-July this year, July 14th falls on a Friday. Many French people will take advantage of this long weekend to leave for a few days, which will certainly increase traffic difficulties. Thus, the first traffic jams will occur on Thursday, a day classified as orange in the direction of departures, with very dense traffic announced by Bison Futé from noon in Ile-de-France and around major cities.
Unsurprisingly, there will also be many departures on Friday morning, especially from Paris towards the north-west quarter of the country. Traffic on the A13 and A10 will be particularly busy at least until early afternoon. But it is the day of Saturday, classified red in the direction of departures throughout the territory, which will see the most people investing the highways. To hope not to slow down too much around the capital, you will have to get up very early and hit the road well before sunrise. The main axes of the south of France, in particular the A10 towards Bordeaux, the A7 between Lyon and Marseille and the A9 from Orange towards Spain, will remain congested for a very large part of the day.
Unlike the previous week, not everything will be back to normal on Sunday. The day is classified orange in both directions of traffic and even red for returns to Ile-de-France. It will still be difficult to leave Paris in the morning and the connection between Lyon and Marseille, via the A7, will be largely slow between noon and early evening. Finally, for all those who will have to reach or cross Ile-de-France, Bison Futé advises to do so before 2 p.m. because the returns from the three-day weekend, in particular, will have the consequences of congesting the main roads around of the capital.
For Bison Futé, the weekend of August 5 and 6 will be the most difficult of the period on the roads, with moreover the only day classified black, Saturday 5, in the direction of departures. Like every summer, certain time slots should be avoided as much as possible (we will detail the traffic before each weekend) so as not to find yourself stuck in endless traffic jams. Under the expected high heat, taking multiple breaks and hydrating regularly will not be too much to better understand these moments that are always a little dreaded.
What traffic this Thursday, July 13 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecastIn the direction of departures:
In the direction of returns: Nothing to report
What traffic this Friday, July 14 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecastIn the direction of departures:
In the direction of returns: Nothing to report
What traffic this Saturday, July 15 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecastIn the direction of departures:
In the direction of returns: Nothing to report
What traffic this Sunday, July 16 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecastIn the direction of departures:
In the direction of returns:
