SMART ONE. Saturday August 6, traffic is dense in France, with more than 1,000 km of cumulative traffic jams at noon. Sunday, August 7, the roads will experience less traffic jams. Here’s Smart Bison’s forecast for the weekend.
[Mis à jour le 6 août 2022 à 13h30] For the first weekend of August, Bison futé predicts traffic jams on many French roads. On Saturday August 6 at 12.15 p.m., more than 1,080 km of cumulative traffic jams were recorded by Bison futé, which anticipates another peak of nearly 800 km of cumulative traffic jams between 3.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday is classified as red in the direction of departures and returns, with a southeast quarter in black in the direction of departures to resorts. Thus, Saturday August 6, traffic is “extremely difficult”, according to Bison smart, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and on the Mediterranean arc. Traffic is “very difficult” between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier as well as between Lyon and Marseille. Sunday August 7, traffic will be simpler while France is mainly classified in green in the direction of departures and returns. Traffic will be difficult in the southeastern quarter, which is classified in yellow.
Saturday August 6, a particularly complicated day awaits motorists. Indeed, after a slightly milder Friday, Saturday is classified in red in the direction of returns and red and black in the direction of departures by Bison Futé. Indeed, traffic will be “extremely difficult” (black) in the direction of departures in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and on the Mediterranean arc. To avoid traffic jams as much as possible, Bison Futé gives some advice to motorists in the direction of departures, and in particular that of leaving or crossing Île-de-France after 12 noon:
- A13 motorway: avoid it between Paris and Rouen, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and between Rouen and Caen, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- A11 motorway: between Paris and Le Mans, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
- A6 motorway: between Beaune and Lyon, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- A7 motorway: between Salon-de-Provence and Marseille, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A71 motorway: between Orléans and Clermont-Ferrand, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
- A75 motorway: between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In the direction of returns, Bison Futé advises you to return to or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.:
- A11 motorway: avoid it between Le Mans and Paris, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
- A10 motorway: between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
- A7 motorway: between Marseille and Salon-de-Provence, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
- A75 motorway: between Montpellier and Clermont-Ferrand, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel: in the direction of France, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. (wait time longer than 1 hour).
Sunday August 7 will be much less crowded on the roads. Thus, Bison Futé classifies a large part of France in green in the direction of departures and returns. On the other hand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Mediterranean arc will be the scene of “difficult traffic” (yellow) towards and on the way back from resorts. To make your life easier, Bison Futé has nevertheless provided some advice on its site. In the direction of departures
- Fleury toll barrier on the A6 motorway: avoid it in the direction of the provinces, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
- A6 motorway: between Beaune and Lyon, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- A8 motorway: between Salon-de-Provence and Marseille, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
- A20 motorway: between Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
- A7 motorway: between Orléans and Clermont-Ferrand, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
- A62 motorway: between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In the direction of returns, other slowdowns are to be expected on metropolitan roads, in particular it will be necessary to return to or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.:
- A8 motorway: avoid it between Nice and Aix-en-Provence, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
- A71 motorway: between Clermont-Ferrand and Orléans, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.