Bridge July 14: a busy weekend on the roads from Wednesday

The second weekend of the summer holidays will start a little earlier this week for some French people, with a bank holiday, Thursday July 14, and will leave departures that will also start a little earlier, starting on Wednesday.

Wednesday July 13: red in Ile-de-France

“Many traffic jams are expected to get out of the main cities. To the usual traffic, already very complicated on the eve of a day of traffic, are added long weekend departures, holiday departures and the flow of vehicles in transit. difficult at the national level in the direction of departures from the beginning of the afternoon to the beginning of the night”, predicts Bison Futé.

In the direction of departures, classified orange at the national level, red in Ile-de-France, some advice according to the axes taken:

• leave or cross Île-de-France before 12 noon.
• Avoid leaving or returning to major cities between 2 pm and 7 pm
• avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Tours, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Avoid the A11 motorway between Paris and Le Mans, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• avoid the RN157 road between Laval and Rennes, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange from 2pm to 9pm and between Orange and Marseille from 3pm to 8pm.
• avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• avoid the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be heavy from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (wait more than 30 minutes).

Thursday July 14: Orange in Ile-de-France

July 14 promises to be calmer than the previous day throughout the country, only Ile-de-France is classified orange in the sense of departures with advice to leave or cross the region before 8 am

Friday July 15: red in Provence

On Friday, in the direction of the exits, large flows of vehicles and congestion are expected on the main motorways, more particularly towards the Mediterranean on the A6, A7 and A9 motorways, points out Bison Futé, who gives some advice:

In the direction of departures:

• leave or cross Île-de-France before 12 noon.
• avoid the A31 motorway between Langres and Beaune, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Tours, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Avoid the A6 motorway between Beaune and Lyon, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A8 motorway from Nice to Italy, between 11 am and 2 pm
• avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 9 am and 7 pm
• access to Italy through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be heavy from 10 am to 5 pm and from 8 pm to 11 pm (wait more than 30 min) and very busy from 5 pm to 8 pm (wait more than 1 hour).

Saturday July 16: a red day for outings

Traffic difficulties will be significant on all major routes in the country on Saturday.

The departures on vacation will be mainly in the morning until mid-afternoon. Retentions and traffic jams are expected, in particular, on the A10 motorway towards Bordeaux, in the Rhone Valley on the A7 motorway, then on the A8 and A9 motorways along the Mediterranean. In the return direction, many trips are expected throughout the country, transit will be difficult at the national level.

Some advice on the direction of the exits:

• leave or cross Île-de-France before 7 am
• leave or return to major cities before 9 am or after 2 pm
• Avoid the A84 motorway between Caen and Rennes, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Avoid the A10 motorway between Orleans and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Avoid the A11 motorway between Le Mans and Nantes, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Avoid the A31 motorway between Langres and Beaune, from 10 am to 1 pm.
• Avoid the A6 motorway between Beaune and Mâcon, from 8 am to 11 am.
• avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from Narbonne to Spain from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• avoid the A20 motorway between Limoges and Brive, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A750 motorway between Lodève and Montpellier, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Avoid the A62 motorway between Agen and Toulouse, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 8 am and 9 pm
• Avoid the A43 motorway between Lyon and Chambéry, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• access to Italy through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be heavy from 10 to 15 hours (wait more than 30 min).

And in the sense of returns:

• arrive or cross Île-de-France before 2:00 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway between Orange and Lyon, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and between Marseille and Orange, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Orange, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Avoid the A75 motorway between Lodève and Clermont-Ferrand, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• access to France through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be busy from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (wait more than 30 min).

Sunday July 17: a red Sunday for returns

On Sunday, in the direction of departures, the main difficulties are expected in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in particular on the A7 motorway and towards the Mediterranean on the A9 and A62 motorways.

In the sense of returns, transit will be very difficult at the national level. Congestion is expected more particularly on the A10 and A11 motorways in the western part of the country, A7 and A43 in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpe region and in the Mediterranean Arc, in particular on the A9, A61 and A62 motorways.

Some advice on the direction of the exits:

• avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange from 9 am to 8 pm and between Orange and Marseille from 10 am to 8 pm.
• avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 10am to 8pm.
• avoid the A62 motorway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 10am to 8pm.
• avoid the A63 motorway from Bayonne to Spain, between 11 am and 9 pm.

And in the sense of returns:

• arrive or cross Île-de-France before 2:00 p.m.
• Avoid the A10 motorway between Poitiers and Orleans, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Avoid the A11 motorway between Angers and Paris, from 12 noon to 10 p.m.
• avoid the RN157 road between Rennes and Laval, from 12 noon to 9 p.m.
• Avoid the A7 motorway between Marseille and Lyon, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Orange, from 10am to 9pm.
• Avoid the A71 motorway between Bourges and Orleans, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 10am to 8pm.
• Avoid the A43 motorway between Chambéry and Lyon, from 10 am to 7 pm.
• access to France through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 15 to 20 hours (wait more than 30 min).