SMART ONE. It’s time for the traditional crossover between Julyists and Augustians on the roads and highways of France. For this last weekend of July, Bison Futé sees black on Saturday July 30 and red for a large part of the weekend.
[Mis à jour le 28 juillet 2022 à 15h20] Corks in sight from the next few hours and the day of Friday, July 29! It is undoubtedly the worst weekend of the summer that is looming on the roads with a Saturday July 30 to fear for those who hit the road. Bison Futé had warned in the spring during the presentation of its first summer traffic estimates, this Saturday, July 30 promises to be very delicate with many traffic jams and slowdowns expected on the holiday roads.
The Bison Futé agency is not doing half measures by placing the whole of France in black for this day on Saturday, the rest of the weekend being generally red. Are there preferred time slots, which routes and times to avoid? We tell you everything with the details of the Bison Futé forecast from Friday July 29 to Sunday July 31, 2022.
Bison Futé sees red in the direction of departures throughout France this Friday, July 29 and orange overall in the direction of returns, with the exception of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the PACA region and the entire Mediterranean coast classified red. In the direction of departures, Bison Futé recommends in particular to leave or cross Ile de France before noon this Friday. Several highways and time slots will also be avoided.
- A1 motorway: between Paris and Senlis, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A6 motorway: between Beaune and Mâcon from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A7 motorway: between Lyon and Orange and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
- A8 motorway: between Aix-en-Provence and Fréjus, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and between Cannes and Italy, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A10 motorway: between Orléans and Poitiers, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and between Poitiers and Bordeaux from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
- A20 motorway: between Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A42 motorway: between Lyon and Pont-d’Ain, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- A43 motorway: between Lyon and Chambéry, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A61 motorway: between Toulouse and Carcassonne, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A63 motorway: between Bayonne and Spain, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of Italy, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (wait time longer than 1 hour).
In the direction of returns, Bison Futé recommends returning to or crossing Ile de France before 2 p.m. Several axes and schedules are also not recommended by Bison Futé this Friday, July 29.
- A6 motorway: between Lyon and Beaune, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A7 motorway: between Marseille and Orange from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Orange and Lyon from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
- A8 motorway: between Italy and Fréjus, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Fréjus and Aix-en-Provence from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
- A9 motorway: between Narbonne and Orange from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Toulouse and Agen from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
- A63 motorway: between Spain and Bayonne from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel back to France: from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (wait time longer than 1 hour).
Saturday will be the worst day, if not one of the worst, of the summer on the roads. Bison Futé has placed the whole of France in black for the direction of departures and in red for the direction of returns. Traffic is expected to be dense or even very heavy on many axes. Bison Futé recommends leaving early if you have to leave or pass through Ile de France, before noon to avoid peak traffic. Other routes and schedules should be avoided, if possible:
- A7 motorway: to be avoided between Lyon and Orange, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- A8 motorway: between Aix-en-Provence and Fréjus, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Cannes and Italy, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
- A9 motorway: between Montpellier and Narbonne, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
- A10 motorway: at the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines toll gate from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and between Orléans and Poitiers, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., between Poitiers and Bordeaux, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
- A11 motorway: between Paris and Angers, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
- A13 motorway: between Rouen and Caen, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
- A20 motorway: between Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A61 motorway: between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Agen and Toulouse, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- A63 motorway: between Bordeaux and Spain, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A71 motorway: between Orléans and Bourges, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Bourges and Clermont-Ferrand, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- A75 motorway: between Clermont-Ferrand and Lodève, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
- A750 motorway, between Lodève and Montpellier, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of Italy, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (wait time longer than 1 hour).
In the direction of returns, Bison Futé also advises to leave early, especially if you have to return or go to Ile de France. Bison Futé recommends doing it before 2 p.m.
- RN165 road: to be avoided between Lorient and Nantes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- A7 motorway: between Marseille and Orange from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and between Orange and Lyon from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A8 motorway: between Italy and Fréjus, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and between Fréjus and Aix-en-Provence, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
- A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
- A11 motorway: between Angers and Le Mans, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
- A13 motorway: between Caen and Rouen, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel back to France, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (wait time longer than 1 hour).
Finally, for Sunday July 31, Bison Futé sees orange overall in the direction of departures, except for the Rhône-Alpes region classified as red. It will be better in the direction of returns with green over a large part of France and orange in Rhône-Alpes, PACA and all around the Mediterranean.
Bison Futé advises leaving or crossing Ile de France before 7 a.m. this Sunday, July 31. Several roads, highways and schedules are not recommended by Bison Futé:
- A7 motorway: to be avoided between Lyon and Orange, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- A8 motorway: between Aix-en-Provence and Fréjus, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Cannes and Italy, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
- A9 motorway: between Orange and Narbonne, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A10 motorway: avoid at the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines toll gate from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and between Orléans and Bordeaux, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- A20 motorway: between Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
- A61 motorway: between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Agen and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
- A63 motorway: between Bayonne and Spain, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of Italy, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (waiting time longer than 30 min).
In the direction of returns, Bison Futé recommends returning to or crossing Ile de France before 2 p.m.:
- A7 motorway: between Marseille and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and between Orange and Lyon, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A8 motorway: between Italy and Cannes, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and between Fréjus and Aix-en-Provence, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A9 motorway, between Narbonne and Orange, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
- A10 motorway: between Bordeaux and Saintes, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
- A61 motorway, between Narbonne and Carcassonne, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Toulouse and Agen, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel back to France, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (wait time longer than 1 hour).