Many roads around the country are expected to be extremely busy this weekend in the run-up to France’s national July 14 holiday, with southbound travel from major cities particularly affected.
The second weekend of the summer break coincides with France’s national holiday on Sunday, meaning that people going away to the beach resorts will jostle with those going on short breaks to celebrate Bastille Day.
The forecasts are from the state traffic service Bison Futé.
Southbound routes will be extremely busy in and around the major cities and on the roads leading to holiday resorts.
The A62 and A63 motorways in the south-west will be particularly impacted.
Motorways serving the northern regions are also likely to experience congestion, mainly on the A13, A25 and A1. The A7 and A50 motorways in the south-east are also expected to have heavy traffic.
Travellers should also anticipate congestion on the Paris ring roads throughout the morning and afternoon.
Travellers should expect congestion on all the major routes heading south.
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The A11, A10 (near Orléans) and A7 motorways will be particularly congested, and access to the Mont Blanc tunnel will be difficult.
In the Paris area, the first slowdowns could appear early in the morning on the A10 motorway and to a lesser extent on the A6 motorway, with traffic becoming much denser by early afternoon, particularly on the ring roads.
The A13 motorway could also experience traffic problems from mid-morning. The congestion could last until early afternoon.
Bison Futé
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is forecast to be busy, particularly on the A7 motorway.
Congestion will also continue in the Paris area until early afternoon at the A10 and A6 tolls
