Bison Futé: a busy weekend returning from vacation on the roads

A return from vacation which can turn into a hell of a journey. On the highways, “Friday, Saturday and Sunday should be very busy,” warns Bison futé on its site, in updated forecasts on Friday August 21. “The school holidays end in a week and most of the road traffic will concern returns from coastal regions to large metropolises.”

On Friday, traffic also promises to be "difficult" in the direction of departures on "the axes leading to the North, the Great West and the South West", and Bison futé raises the orange flag. In terms of feedback, "the day is classified orange at the national level", but it is red which dominates "in the south of France".

In Ile-de-France, "the first slowdowns linked to returns should appear from the beginning of the afternoon, on the A10 motorway between the Saint-Arnoult toll gate and the town of Wissous, then subsequently, on the A6 motorway, between the towns of Corbeil and Wissous. From mid-afternoon, the combination of these returns and commuting journeys will make traffic more difficult.” Bison futé expects heavy traffic until late in the evening.

The western half in red on Saturday for returns

On Saturday, traffic remains "sustained, in the Great West, the North and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region", with a day classified orange in these regions in the direction of departures. But in the direction of returns, it is the red flag which is raised in the western half of France. Traffic will be heavy before entering the capital.

Sunday, the day is categorized in orange in the direction of returns throughout France, but traffic promises to be fluid in the direction of departures. Finally, on Monday, traffic will improve for motorists returning from vacation. The South-West and Ile-de-France will still remain orange in the direction of returns.