As is customary on the weekends of July 14, holidaymakers and active people cross paths on the very often busy roads.
Traffic will be heavy on most major southbound and coastal areas.
Bison smart foresees difficulties in the direction of departures Thursday and Friday, especially in Ile-de-France, with orange.
The A6, A7 and A9 motorways towards the Mediterranean.
For this Thursday, July 14, on the other hand, Bison smart has placed the country in green, except for Ile-de-France, which he recommended leaving early in the morning.
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Also plan bottles of water and refreshment breaks, because this first big crossover weekend of the summer is obviously marked by the strong heat wave that is hitting France.
Météo France has thus placed seven departments in the South-West of the lower Rhône valley on orange alert, areas where holidaymakers are likely to flock to the roads in large numbers in the coming days.
Here are the forecasts in detail.
Friday July 15
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In the direction of departures
- Leave or cross Île-de-France before 12 noon.
- Avoid the A31 motorway between Langres and Beaune, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Tours, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A6 motorway between Beaune and Lyon, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A8 motorway from Nice to Italy, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (waiting over 30 minutes) and very dense from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ( wait longer than 1 hour).
Saturday July 16
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In the direction of departures
- Leave or cross Île-de-France before 7 am.
- Leave or return to major cities before 9 a.m. or after 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A84 motorway between Caen and Rennes, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Avoid the A11 motorway between Le Mans and Nantes, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Avoid the A31 motorway between Langres and Beaune, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A6 motorway between Beaune and Mâcon, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from Narbonne to Spain between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A20 motorway between Limoges and Brive, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A750 motorway between Lodève and Montpellier, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Avoid the A62 motorway between Agen and Toulouse, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A43 motorway between Lyon and Chambéry, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (waiting over 30 minutes).
In the direction of arrivals
- Reach or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Orange and Lyon, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and between Marseille and Orange, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A75 motorway between Lodève and Clermont-Ferrand, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (waiting over 30 min).
Sunday July 17
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In the direction of departures
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A62 motorway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m.
In the direction of arrivals
- Reach or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway between Poitiers and Orléans, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A11 motorway between Angers and Paris, from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Avoid the RN157 road between Rennes and Laval, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Marseille and Lyon, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A71 motorway between Bourges and Orléans, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A43 motorway between Chambéry and Lyon, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (waiting over 30 min).