You will have to be patient, because you will not be alone on the roads. Bison Smarte classifies Wednesday and Red Thursday throughout the France in the direction of departures because of the Ascension Bridge, which creates a four-day weekend for students from across the country. Review of the main points of difficulty.
From Wednesday, agglomerations to avoid from noon
Bison futé has put online a series of recommendations to avoid you as much as possible to find yourself in traffic on the road of this long weekend. The first difficulties will appear at the end of the morning and the traffic will remain very dense until late in the evening.
It is therefore advisable to leave or cross the Île-de-France and major cities before 12 noon, and to avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N 205), between the France and Italy, from 9 am to 23 pm.
On the highway side, the list of portions to avoid is long:
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Paris and Rouen, from 16 p.m. to 20 p.m. and between Rouen and Caen, from 17 p.m. to 21 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway, between Paris and Tours, from 12:22 to <>:<>
- Avoid the A11 motorway, between Paris and Angers, from 14 p.m. to 22 p.m. and between Angers and Nantes from 18 p.m. to 21 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 13 p.m. to midnight and between Orange and Marseille, from 16 p.m. to 21 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Orange and Narbonne, from 14 p.m. to 19 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 15 p.m. to 22 p.m.
Rebelote Thursday, with a day classified red
And it will still be tense on Thursday, a holiday and classified red. You are advised to leave or cross Île-de-France before 7 a.m. On the side of the Mont-Blanc tunnel, it is also not recommended between 7 am and 18 pm by Smart Bison. If your trip plans to go through the highway, here is again the list of portions to avoid according to traffic forecasts.
- Avoid the A1 motorway, between Paris and Lille, from 10 am to 12 pm
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Paris and Caen, from 9 a.m. to 17 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway, between Paris and Tours, from 7:15 to <>:<>
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 7 a.m. to 19 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Montpellier and Spain, from 9 a.m. to 17 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 8 p.m. to 17 p.m.
Sunday, a black day in the direction of returns
Traffic will be extremely difficult, says Smart Bison. Returns to major cities will generate traffic jams and slowdowns on all major roads in the country. "The greatest difficulties are expected on the A6, A7, A9, A10, A11, A13 and N 165. They will be present at the end of the morning and will last until very late in the evening, particularly in Île-de-France," explains the road safety organization.
In detail, it is recommended to reach or cross the Île-de-France and the major cities before 12 noon, and to avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N 205), between the France and Italy, from 11 am to midnight.
On motorways, again impossible to circulate normally and most axes are to be avoided:
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Caen and Paris, from 10 a.m. to 21 p.m.
- Avoid the A11 motorway between Nantes and Paris, from 9am to midnight
- Avoid the national road 165, between Quimper and Nantes, from 10 am to 19 pm
- Avoid the A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Paris, from 11am to midnight
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Lyon, from 9 am to midnight
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Spain and Orange, from 16 p.m. to 19 p.m., and between Montpellier and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 23 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 11am to midnight
On the other hand, Friday and Saturday are classified in green, whether in the direction of departures or delays.