SMART ONE. Many departures are planned for this third weekend of the school holidays. The day of Saturday, classified red, will be marked by great difficulties in Ile-de-France and in the south of the country, in particular on the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange promised to traffic jams from morning to evening.
[Mise à jour le 20 juillet à 15h20] A new wave of great departures is looming this weekend, concluding the second week of school holidays. No extended weekend this time, while that of July 14 had been able to somewhat spread out departures to seaside destinations. So that the difficulties will concentrate on the days of Friday and Saturday, respectively classified orange and red at the national level.
On Friday, traffic will be heavy very early in many cities. Bison Futé thus advises to cross or leave the Ile-de-France region no later than sunrise (6 a.m.) and foresees many slowdowns on the A13 motorways, between Paris and Caen, A10, between Orléans and Tours, and A7, from Lyon to Marseille, mainly in the morning and until the beginning of the afternoon.
If you can and you feel able, try to anticipate your departure on Friday evening because Saturday promises to be chaotic almost everywhere in the territory. Like the day before, traffic in Ile-de-France will be very complicated after 6 a.m. The A10 motorway, from Orléans to Bordeaux, will see the development of kilometers of traffic jams. The main axes leading to the south of France will also be quickly saturated, such as the portion of the A7 between Lyon and Orange that Bison Futé advises against frequenting throughout the day and mainly from 9 a.m. to…7 p.m.
Further west, you will also drive slowly on the A63 between Bordeaux and Bayonne and on the A9 to reach Spain from Narbonne. Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will also require a lot of patience. The return to calm is scheduled for Sunday, classified green both in the direction of departures and returns.
Bison Futé forecasts for all summer weekends.
For Bison Smart, the weekend of August 5 and 6 will be the most difficult of the period on the roads, with moreover the only day classified as black, Saturday 5, in the direction of departures. Like every summer, certain time slots will be avoided as much as possible (we will detail the traffic before each weekend) so as not to find yourself stuck in endless traffic jams. Under the expected high heat, taking multiple breaks and hydrating regularly will not be too much to better understand these moments that are always a little dreaded.
Bison Futé traffic forecasts for the weekend of July 22 and 23, 2023
- Friday July 21: orange in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Saturday July 22: red in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Sunday July 23: green in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
What traffic this Friday, July 21 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leaving or crossing Île-de-France before 6 a.m.
- Avoid the A13 motorway between Paris and Caen from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Tours between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
In the direction of returns:
Nothing to report
What traffic this Saturday, July 22 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leave or cross Île-de-France before 6 a.m.
- Avoid the A13 motorway between Paris and Rouen from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Avoid the N165 between Nantes and Quimper from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Bordeaux from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Bayonne from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A6 motorway between Beaune and Lyon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, all day, and more particularly from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A50 motorway between Marseille and Toulon from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Spain from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205): heavy traffic, very difficult traffic from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In the direction of returns:
Nothing to report
What traffic this Sunday, July 23 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
Nothing to report
In the direction of returns:
Nothing to report
What are the forecasts for the weekend of July 29 and 30, 2023?
- Friday July 28: red in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Saturday July 29: red in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Sunday July 30: green in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
The first predictions of Bison Futé for the weekend of August 5 6, 2023
- Friday August 4: red in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Saturday August 5: black in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Sunday August 6: orange in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Monday, August 7: red in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
What is the Bison Futé forecast for the weekend of August 12 and 13, 2023?
- Friday August 11: orange in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Saturday August 12: red in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Sunday August 13: orange in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
The first traffic estimates for the weekend of August 19-20, 2023
- Friday August 18: green in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Saturday August 19: orange in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Sunday August 20: green in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Monday August 21: green in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
The first traffic forecasts for the weekend of August 26 and 27, 2023
- Friday August 25: green in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Saturday August 26: green in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
- Sunday August 27: green in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Monday August 28: green in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
The first forecasts for the weekend of September 2 and 3, 2023
- Friday 1er September: green in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Saturday September 2: green in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Sunday September 3: green in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.