A dark day on the roads this Saturday for those in July and August: Bison Futé gives all its advice to avoid the worst

Be careful if you're driving this Saturday, August 2nd: Bison Futé has classified this day as black for departures, and orange and red for returns. But traffic is expected to be heavy starting Friday, throughout France, particularly in the Rhône Valley and along the Mediterranean. And find all of Bison Futé's forecasts for this summer with our interactive maps, to choose the ideal day to leave or return from vacation.

This Friday, "traffic is expected to be difficult from early morning until mid-evening, depending on the area," notes the traffic forecasting service.

As a result, the day is classified red in the direction of departures in the North, North-West, in the Centre and in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, orange in the rest of the country.

In the return direction, the flows will be less significant, with a day classified orange in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

In the direction of departures:

• leave or cross Île-de-France before 6 a.m.
• avoid the A2 motorway, between Combles and Belgium, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A11 motorway, between Angers and Nantes, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A10 motorway, between Poitiers and Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and between Orange and Marseille from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A71 motorway, between Orléans and Bourges, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and between Bourges and Clermont-Ferrand from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A43 motorway, between Lyon and Chambéry, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between France and Italy, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In the sense of returns:

• avoid the A9 motorway, between Spain and Orange, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• avoid the A54 motorway and the national road 113 between Salon-de-Provence and Nîmes, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• avoid the A50 motorway, between Toulon and Marseille, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Lyon, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• avoid the A75 motorway, between Béziers and Clermont-Ferrand, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A46 motorway and the national road 346 for the eastern bypass of Lyon, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between Italy and France, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

This Saturday, August 2, Bison Futé anticipates exceptional traffic, a day classified as black in the direction of departures and, in the direction of returns, red in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and orange in the rest of the country.

Bison Futé’s advice for this Saturday, August 2:

In the direction of departures

• leave or cross Île-de-France after 6 p.m.
• avoid the A11 motorway, between Angers and Nantes, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• avoid national road 165, between Nantes and Quimper, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Avoid the A10 motorway between Paris and Orléans from 5am to 9am, between Orléans and Poitiers from 8am to 11am and between Poitiers and Bordeaux from 10am to 6pm
• avoid the A63 motorway, between Bordeaux and Bayonne, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Montpellier from 10am to 8pm and between Montpellier and Spain from 9am to 5pm
• avoid the A75 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A20 motorway, between Brive-la-Gaillarde and Montauban, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between France and Italy, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In the sense of returns:

• reach or cross the Île-de-France region before 1 p.m. or after 7 p.m.
• avoid national road 165, between Quimper and Nantes, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A63 motorway, between Bayonne and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the A10 motorway, between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Avoid the A9 motorway between Spain and Narbonne from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., between Narbonne and Nîmes from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., and between Nîmes and Orange from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Orange, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and between Orange and Lyon, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A75 motorway, between Béziers and Clermont-Ferrand, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between Italy and France, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Traffic will still be heavy this Sunday, August 3, particularly in the departure direction, with the day classified as orange at the national level.

Bison Futé's advice for this Sunday, August 3

In the direction of departures:

• leave or cross Île-de-France before 6 a.m. or after 4 p.m.
• avoid the A10 motorway, between Poitiers and Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A63 motorway, between Bordeaux and Bayonne, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• avoid the A9 motorway, between Orange and Narbonne, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A75 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between France and Italy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In the sense of returns:

• leave or cross the Île-de-France region before 6 a.m. or after 4 p.m.,
• avoid the A10 motorway, between Poitiers and Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
• avoid the A63 motorway, between Bordeaux and Bayonne, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
• avoid the A9 motorway, between Orange and Narbonne, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
• avoid the A75 motorway, between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
• avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between France and Italy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In the sense of returns:

• Avoid the A9 motorway, between Spain and Narbonne, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and between Narbonne and Orange, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• avoid the A8 motorway, between Italy and Le Luc, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• avoid the A54 motorway and the national road 113, between Salon-de-Provence and Nîmes, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Orange, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and between Orange and Lyon, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the A75 motorway, between Béziers and Clermont-Ferrand, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between Italy and France and Italy, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

There will still be some difficulties to be expected this Monday, August 4, even if a large part of France returns to green. The day remains classified as red in the Southeast quarter in the direction of departures, and orange in the direction of returns in the Grand Est and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Bison Futé's advice for this Monday, August 4

In the direction of departures:

• avoid the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Orange, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A8 motorway, between La Fare-les-Oliviers and Le Luc, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Montpellier from 9am to 12pm and between Montpellier and Narbonne from 11am to 2pm and between Narbonne and Spain from 11am to 4pm
• avoid the A61 motorway, between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• avoid the A46 motorway and the national road 346 for the eastern bypass of Lyon, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid national road 85, between Grenoble and Gap, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the Mont Blanc tunnel (N205), between France and Italy, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In the sense of returns:

• Avoid the A9 motorway, between Spain and Narbonne, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and between Narbonne and Nîmes, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• avoid the A57 motorway, between Toulon and Le Luc, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A8 motorway, between Italy and Le Luc, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Lyon, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• avoid the A6 motorway, between Lyon and Beaune, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.