Smart bison: red traffic for the end of the holidays, the forecast

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Smart bison red traffic for the end of the holidays

SMART ONE. For this last weekend before the start of the school year, Bison Futé classifies France in red in the direction of returns, Saturday August 27. The day of Sunday is classified red and orange in the direction of the returns. Here is the detailed forecast.

[Mis à jour le 26 août 2022 à 23h13] Holiday returns end on this last weekend of August, before the start of the school year, Thursday, September 1, 2022. With the resumption on Monday for many workers, traffic is likely to be heavy on the roads of France, especially in the direction of returns from resorts. Bison Futé is planning a red day for returns, Saturday August 27, throughout France. In the direction of departures, France is classified green, except for the south-eastern quarter of the country, which is in orange. Those lucky enough to go on vacation on Sunday will have smooth traffic, according to Bison Futé. On the other hand, in the direction of returns, the traffic will always be dense. France is classified orange and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in red.

This weekend marks the end of school holidays and the bulk of road flows concern returns from coastal regions to major cities. To hope to avoid traffic jams, it is better to favor certain departure times, as well as alternative routes, offered by Bison Futé. According to forecasts, on Saturday August 27 in the return direction, traffic will be dense overall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday August 28, it will be saturated on certain axes, around 1 p.m. Find detailed advice from Bison futé for the weekend.

On Saturday August 27, the main difficulties, in the direction of returns, are expected from 10 a.m. and will continue until the beginning of the evening, mainly on the A7 and A8 motorways in the Rhône valley, on the Mediterranean Arc and on the A10 from Bordeaux to Paris. Here are Bison Futé’s route tips in the direction of departures:

  • avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., between Orange and Marseille, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
  • avoid the A9 motorway, between Montpellier and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
  • avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of Italy, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (waiting time longer than 30 min).

In the direction of returns:

  • return to or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.,
  • avoid the A13 motorway, between Caen and Rouen, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
  • avoid the A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
  • avoid the A63 motorway, between Bayonne and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
  • avoid the A7 motorway, between Orange and Lyon, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., between Marseille and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
  • avoid the A9 motorway, between Narbonne and Montpellier, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
  • avoid the A75 motorway, between Lodève and Millau, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
  • avoid the A62 motorway, between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
  • avoid the A61 motorway, between Narbonne and Carcassonne, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
  • avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of France, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (waiting time longer than 30 min).

Sunday August 28 is classified orange and red in the direction of returns. Traffic will be very difficult in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, especially on the A7 and A8 motorways. Here are the axes to avoid, in the direction of returns, according to Bison Futé:

  • return to or cross Île-de-France before 12 p.m.,
  • avoid the A1 motorway, between lSenlis and Paris, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the A11 motorway, between Le Mans and Paris, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the A13 motorway, between Caen and Rouen, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the A10 motorway, at the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines toll gate, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., between Orange and Lyon, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the A8 motorway, between Italy and Fréjus, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., between Fréjus and Aix-en-Provence, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the A71 motorway, between Bourges and Orléans, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
  • avoid the A62 motorway, between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
  • avoid the A61 motorway, between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
  • avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the direction of France, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (waiting time longer than 30 min).

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