SMART ONE. Whit Monday is an opportunity for many French people to go away for the weekend at the end of the week. This will be felt on the roads departing from major cities on Friday, and especially around Paris from midday.
Barely out of the Ascension Bridge, Pentecost Monday offers many French people the opportunity to go away for the weekend to end the month of May on a good note. The summer weather announced for the whole of France, with temperatures finally in season, will encourage a large number of people to treat themselves to a short three-day getaway, with many wanting to breathe in the sea air. It is therefore no surprise that road traffic will be very dense on Friday, the day having been classified as red in the direction of departures. It should not be too late for those who wish to leave Paris and its region since the first major slowdowns will see the light of day from midday on May 26.
Bison Futé advises to try as much as possible to leave the Ile-de-France region before noon. After lunchtime, traffic will be significantly slowed down on the A13 towards Normandy until late evening (10 p.m.). The A1 to reach Lille will offer more latitude to motorists since it is only around 5 p.m. that it will be taken by storm. Further south, traffic on the A7 will also be severely disrupted on the axis between Lyon and Orange throughout the afternoon and even in the evening (from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.). If you can, try not to take the A9, between Orange and Narbonne, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the A50, between Marseille and Toulon, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The A61, between Toulouse and Narbonne, will be extremely busy between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
On this weekend eve, Bison Futé also warns of difficult traffic in the return direction (day classified as orange). If the traffic jams will undoubtedly be less substantial than in the direction of departures, it will be particularly advisable to reach Ile de France and the major cities before noon. The A10, between Bordeaux and Paris, the A11, between Nantes and Paris, and the A13, between Caen and Paris, will be less fluid than usual, from morning until late at night. This will also be the case on the A7, between Marseille and Lyon, on the A9, between Montpellier and Orange, or on the A61, from Narbonne to Toulouse.
Bison Futé forecasts for the Pentecost weekend. Colors day by day
The site in charge of road information provides in particular for very difficult traffic in the direction of departures on Friday at the end of the day.
- Friday, May 26, 2023: red in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
- Saturday May 27, 2023: orange in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Sunday May 28, 2023: green in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
- Monday, May 29, 2023: green in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
What traffic this Friday, May 26, 2023 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leave or cross Île-de-France and major cities before 12 p.m.
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Paris and Rouen, from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., and between Rouen and Caen, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A1 motorway, between Paris and Lille, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway, between Orléans and Tours, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Avoid the A50 motorway, between Marseille and Toulon, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Orange and Narbonne, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Avoid national 12 between Rennes and Morlaix from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
In the direction of returns:
- Reach or cross Île-de-France and major cities before 12 p.m.
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Caen and Paris, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Avoid the A11 motorway between Nantes and Paris, from 9 a.m. to midnight
- Avoid national 165, between Quimper and Nantes, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Paris, from 11 a.m. to midnight
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Lyon, from 9 a.m. to midnight
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Spain and Orange, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and between Montpellier and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to midnight
- Avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205), between Italy and France, from 11 a.m. to midnight
What traffic this Saturday, May 27, 2023 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of departures:
- Leave or cross Île-de-France before 8 a.m.
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Paris and Caen, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A10 motorway, between Orléans and Tours, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and orange, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Montpellier and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Avoid the A75 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A62 motorway, between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What traffic this Monday, May 29, 2023 according to Bison Futé? Detailed forecasts
In the direction of returns:
- Reach or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.
- Avoid the A11 motorway between Le Mans and Paris, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid the A13 motorway, between Caen and Paris, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Lyon, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Avoid the A9 motorway, between Montpellier and Orange, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Avoid national 165 between Quimper and Nantes from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.