SMART ONE. Between departures on vacation and the long weekend of July 14, the roads of France will be taken by storm this weekend. Crossing Ile-de-France will be a very complicated mission for four days. The main roads towards the coastal regions will not be spared from traffic jams either.
[Mise à jour le 12 juillet à 16h52] This second weekend of the summer school holidays promises to be particularly complicated on the roads of France. In addition to the usual number of holiday departures in mid-July this year, there is the fact that July 14 falls on a Friday. Many French people will take advantage of this long weekend to leave for a few days, which will certainly increase traffic difficulties. Thus, the first traffic jams will occur on Thursday, a day classified as orange in the direction of departures, with very dense traffic announced by Bison Futé from noon in Ile-de-France and around major cities.
Unsurprisingly, there will also be many departures on Friday morning, especially from Paris towards the north-west quarter of the country. Traffic on the A13 and A10 will be particularly heavy at least until the start of the afternoon. But it is the day of Saturday, classified red in the direction of departures throughout the territory, which will see the most people investing the motorways. To hope not to slow down too much around the capital, you will have to get up very early and hit the road well before sunrise. The main axes of the south of France, in particular the A10 towards Bordeaux, the A7 between Lyon and Marseille and the A9 from Orange towards Spain, will remain congested for a very large part of the day.
Unlike the previous week, not everything will be back to normal on Sunday. The day is classified orange in both directions of traffic and even red for returns to Ile-de-France. It will still be difficult to leave Paris in the morning and the connection between Lyon and Marseille, via the A7, will be largely slow between noon and early evening. Finally, for all those who will have to reach or cross Ile-de-France, Bison Futé advises to do so before 2 p.m. because the returns from the three-day weekend, in particular, will have the consequences of congesting the main roads around of the capital.
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.
What is the forecast for the weekend of July 15-16, 2023?
- Thursday July 13: red in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Friday July 14: orange in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Saturday July 15: red in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Sunday July 16: orange in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
What traffic this Thursday, July 13 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leaving or crossing Île-de-France and major cities before 12 p.m.
- Avoid the A1 motorway between Paris and Lille from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Bayonne between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Spain from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
In the direction of returns:
Nothing to report
What traffic this Friday, July 14 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 15 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leaving or crossing Île-de-France before 7 a.m.
- Avoid the A31 motorway between Nancy and Luxembourg from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway near Bordeaux from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Bayonne between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Spain from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In the direction of returns:
Nothing to report
What traffic this Sunday, July 16 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leaving or crossing Île-de-France before 8 a.m.
- Avoid the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Bayonne between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille between 12 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Spain from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In the direction of returns:
- Reach or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway between Bordeaux and Poitiers from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway between Marseille and Lyon between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.
- Avoid the A71 motorway between Bourges and Orléans from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m.
- Avoid the A43 motorway between Chambéry and Lyon from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The first traffic forecasts for Bison Futé 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 do the first forecasts say 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.