It's the start of the Christmas holidays.
However, it will be necessary to be patient on the roads of Île-de-France, where traffic will be heavy: the first departures on vacation will be Friday afternoon and will be added to the usual traffic of this weekday. , warns Bison Futé, who has classified
Ile-de-France in orange in the direction of the departures
.
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Bison futé advises to leave or cross the island of France before 2 p.m. Friday. In the rest of France, traffic on major axes is classified as green and should be done without too much difficulty. Traffic conditions may nevertheless deteriorate depending on the weather conditions.
SNCF traffic will also be disrupted towards the South-East. The railway workers on Thursday lifted their calls to strike from Friday to Sunday on the TGV Sud-Est axis, but this decision is "
too late
" to improve traffic on Friday, where only one TGV Sud-Est in two will run, a specified the railway group. Saturday and Sunday, “
TGV Sud-Est
” traffic
will be almost normal
. The traffic of other TGV, "
North, East and Atlantic
" will be normal "
throughout the weekend
", from Friday to Sunday.
Thursday, December 23
, in Île-de-France departures will be important, traffic will be heavy from the end of the morning, towards the various toll barriers, in particular on the A6 and A10 motorways.
The main difficulties are expected on the A3, A4, A86 and A6B to join the A6, as well as on the ring road.
Friday, December 24
, the combination of the many trips during the Christmas period, work-home trips and departures will make it difficult for traffic throughout Île-de-France from the end of the morning until the beginning. evening.
Bison Futé advises to leave the Ile de France and the big cities before 10 a.m.
Sunday, December 26
is classified orange at the national level in the direction of departures. Dense traffic flows are expected on the main axes of the country and more particularly on the service axes of mountain resorts in Rhône-Alpes and in the Southern Alps. In Île-de-France, in the direction of departures, traffic will be heavy towards the various toll barriers, particularly on the A6 and A10 motorways between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The A13 motorway could also experience traffic difficulties from the end of the morning. In the return direction, traffic difficulties are expected on the main axes leading to the capital, in particular on the A4, A6, A10 and A86 motorways. Bison Futé advises to cross the Ile de France before 3 p.m.
Sunday, Bison Futé advises to cross the island of France before 3 p.m.
smart one
The weekend of December 31 to January 2
, traffic will be less dense than usual.
Traffic is classified green in the direction of departures and returns during this period except in the direction of returns Sunday January 2, classified orange.
Traffic will be heavy in the afternoon for the last returns from the holidays to the big cities.
During the night of Friday, December 31, traffic will experience some temporary difficulties in the early evening for journeys to the places of festivities.
In principle, New Years Eve does not experience any real congestion problem, despite unusual traffic.
However, it is very accident-prone due to the fatigue associated with late returns, after the party and in a sometimes unfavorable climatic context (freezing rain, snow, ice).
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