The roads promise to be busy this Saturday. While holidaymakers in zone C (Paris, Montpellier, Toulouse, etc.) are back from their first week of vacation, those in zone B (Marseille, Lille, Rennes, Strasbourg, etc.) are starting school holidays. Smart Bison therefore sees red in the direction of departures and orange in the direction of returns in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Grand Est regions, which lead in particular to the northern Alps. The main difficulties will be concentrated on the A6 and A43 motorways, especially at the entrance to Paris.
According to Bison Futé, the beginning of the school holidays in the Netherlands and in Great Britain, "should reinforce traffic on the major axes from the northern borders towards the Alps. The rest of France is classified green as indicated in the press release published Wednesday by the organization.
Back to green Sunday
Going forward, Bison futé recommends avoiding the A10 motorway near Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the A6 motorway between Auxerre and Beaune, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and between Beaune and Mâcon, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., as well as the A43 motorway between Lyon and Chambéry, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and finally the A40 motorway between Bourg-en-Bresse and Switzerland, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For holidaymakers returning from vacation this Saturday, it is recommended to avoid the A6 motorway between Mâcon and Auxerre, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., the A43 motorway between Chambéry and Lyon, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., as well as the A40 motorway between Switzerland and Bourg-en-Bresse from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
According to smart Bison, the roads will be green everywhere in France this Sunday in the direction of going and coming.
