The weekend will start in traffic jams.
Traffic is expected to be difficult across the country, particularly in the direction of departures this Friday and Saturday.
Holidaymakers in zone A (academies of
Besançon, Dijon, Grenoble, Lyon, Limoges, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand
, and
Poitiers
) will have to share the roads with people leaving for the long weekend.
The most affected regions will be
Île-de-France
and
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
where Bison futé is sounding the alarm by placing the two regions in red.
Very disturbed departures
Friday,
the departures will have to be done at dawn.
It will be the most complicated day for traffic.
Motorists are strongly advised to leave or cross Île
-de-France
before 10 a.m.
Advice that applies to all French cities.
The first difficulties are expected at the Saint-Arnoult toll on the A10 towards
Bordeaux
.
Ile-de-France residents wishing to find calm for a three-day weekend will have to do without the main roads linking the capital to Normandy
,
Brittany
,
and the
Pays de la Loire
, especially between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
In addition to traffic jams, motorists in
Île-de-France
may face fuel shortages.
According to Le
Fig Data
, 30% of the stations in the region are currently in difficulty.
For holidaymakers in zone A, it will be necessary to avoid the A6 and A43 motorways for part of the day.
On Saturday,
the situation in the direction of departures improves very slightly.
The roads remain particularly busy, according to Bison smart who classifies the day in orange.
This time it is advisable to leave Île
-de-France
after 5 p.m.
The first disturbances are planned from 7 am in the Yvelines (78).
Traffic on the A13, between
Paris
and
Caen
, will probably be very heavy.
Smart Bison advises avoiding it between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
In the south of the country, traffic between
Bordeaux
and
Bayonne
is very disrupted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The situation will be similar between Toulouse and Narbonne.
Returns also disturbed
On Monday,
the roads should be congested with returns from the Easter weekend.
The day promises to be complicated and remains classified red.
The difficulties will start at the end of the morning and they will be located near the coastal areas.
Bison futé advises users to reach major cities before 11 a.m.
The most congested axes will be: the A13, the A10 and the A7.
Parisians and Lyonnais will have to be patient to return home.
Complications to reach the two cities are expected until late in the evening.