Consult the Futé Bison traffic forecasts for the first weekend of road departures


The day is classified red on Friday in the direction of departures in Ile-de-France, then in the whole of France on Saturday.

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Vehicles are slowing down on the A7 motorway towards the southwest of France, in Valencia (Drôme), on May 26, 2023, during the Pentecost weekend. (Nicolas Guyonnet / Hans Lucas / AFP)

Vehicles are slowing down on the A7 motorway towards the southwest of France, in Valencia (Drôme), on May 26, 2023, during the Pentecost weekend. (Nicolas Guyonnet / Hans Lucas / AFP)

The school is finished, top start for the summer holidays. “Important trips are to be expected on all the main axes in the country”warns the public organization Smart bisonOn the first day of summer school holidays, Friday July 4. The National Road Information Center provides particularly dense traffic on Saturday and “therefore advises users to avoid circulating that day”. Franceinfo presents the traffic forecasts for this weekend.

Friday: significant slowdowns in Ile-de-France

In the direction of departures, Bison Futé provides for traffic difficulties throughout the country “From midday”especially “On the roads serving the Atlantic coast (RN165, A11 and A63 in particular), the Rhone corridor (A7 and A46), the Mediterranean coast (A54, A8, A57, A61), and on the axes coming from the borders of the northeast (A31, A25, A4)”. Ile-de-France is classified red (very difficult circulation) due in particular to “The increase in traffic on motorways A10 and A6”Two major axes towards the southwest and the Southeast.

Road traffic forecasts for July 4, 2025. (Bison Fute)

Road traffic forecasts for July 4, 2025. (Bison Fute)

Saturday: all hexagon in red in the direction of departures

From the start of the morning until early evening, Bison Futé provides “A very busy day” On the axes leading to the coastal regions. “The most important congestion can be observed towards the Norman coast (A13), the Atlantic coast (A11, RN165, A10) and the Mediterranean coast (A7, A9)”advance the public organization. In Ile-de-France, “slowdowns could appear relatively early in the morning” on the A10 and the A6, then on the A13, and continue “Until the mid-afternoon”. As the day before, the day will be classified Orange in the direction of returns around the Mediterranean.

Road traffic forecasts for July 5, 2025. (Bison Fute)

Road traffic forecasts for July 5, 2025. (Bison Fute)

Sunday : Conditions more conducive to departures

No more sector will be in red on Sunday, but traffic will remain difficult in the direction of departures in half of the country. “In the direction of departures, a strong crowd is expected on the roads of the North West quarter (A10, A11 and A13), the Rhône valley (A7) and for access to the Mont-Blanc tunnel”From the end of the morning until early evening, according to Bison Futé.

Road traffic forecasts for July 6, 2025. (Bison Fute)

Road traffic forecasts for July 6, 2025. (Bison Fute)



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