SMART ONE. Whit Monday is an opportunity for many French people to go away for the weekend at the end of the week. This will be felt on the roads departing from major cities on Friday, and especially around Paris from midday.
Barely out of the Ascension Bridge, now Pentecost Monday offers many French people the opportunity to go away for the weekend to end the month of May on a good note. The summer weather announced for the whole of France, with temperatures finally in season, will encourage a large number of people to treat themselves to a short three-day getaway, with many wanting to breathe in the sea ??air. It is therefore no surprise that road traffic will be very dense on Friday, the day having been classified as red in the direction of departures. It should not be too late for those who wish to leave Paris and its region since the first major slowdowns will appear from midday on May 26. Bison Futé advises to try as much as possible to leave the region. Ile-de-France before noon. After lunchtime, traffic will be significantly slowed down on the A13 towards Normandy until late evening (10 p.m.). The A1 to reach Lille will offer more latitude to motorists since it is only around 5 p.m. that it will be taken by storm. Further south, traffic on the A7 will also be severely disrupted on the axis between Lyon and Orange throughout the afternoon and even in the evening (from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.). If you can, try not to take the A9, between Orange and Narbonne, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the A50, between Marseille and Toulon, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The A61, between Toulouse and Narbonne, will be extremely busy between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. On this weekend eve, Bison Futé also warns of difficult traffic in the return direction (day classified as orange). If the traffic jams will undoubtedly be less substantial than in the direction of departures, it will be particularly advisable to reach Ile de France and the major cities before noon. The A10, between Bordeaux and Paris, the A11, between Nantes and Paris, and the A13, between Caen and Paris, will be less fluid than usual, from morning until late at night. This will also be the case on the A7, between Marseille and Lyon, on the A9, between Montpellier and Orange, or on the A61, from Narbonne to Toulouse.
The site in charge of road information provides in particular for very difficult traffic in the direction of departures on Friday at the end of the day.
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