Friday is classified Orange at the national level in the direction of departures. Difficulties are also expected on Saturday 21, mainly in Ile-de-France.
This Saturday, December 21 will mark the start of the Christmas holidays with significant traffic expected on the roads of France. However, this year, as December 25 falls on a Wednesday, Bison Futé plans “a spread of departures between Friday and Tuesday”. However, you should expect traffic jams around major cities, especially until Tuesday 24, Christmas Eve, mainly in the afternoon.
Orange Friday
“The most congested day of this weekend will be Friday December 20, in the direction of departures,” notes the traffic forecast service.
This day will thus be classified orange at the national level in the direction of departures.
“All the roads should be very busy”, predicts Bison fut, “in particular congestion towards the Alps (A43 and access to the Mont-Blanc Tunnel), and the Mediterranean coast (A7, A50 mainly).
Why are the new radars worrying? in On the way to tomorrow – 30/11
Traffic should also be heavy on motorways serving border countries should also experience slowdowns, such as the A1, A25, A31 and A35 motorways.
In Île-de-France, you should also expect heavy traffic from late morning towards the various toll gates, particularly on the A6 motorway.
The ring road and the Ile-de-France motorways will also be busy with vacation departures, but also commuting and numerous trips to busy commercial areas as the holidays approach.
Another disrupted Saturday in Île-de-France
Saturday should be quieter. Only Île-de-France, in the direction of departures, remains classified in orange.
“These departures combined with trips to the various shopping centers or leisure places could make traffic difficult until the end of the afternoon,” underlines Bison Futé. On Sunday, back to green at the national level.
What to expect at the start of the week?
On Monday December 23, return to orange in Île-de-France, in the direction of departures.
“The first slowdowns could be recorded from the end of the morning, on the axes which converge towards the A6 and A10 motorways”, notes Bison Futé, with traffic throughout Île-de-France potentially difficult until early evening.
On Tuesday, Christmas Eve, Île-de-France will remain classified orange in the direction of departures.
“Traffic conditions during the morning will be the most favorable,” recommends Bison Futé, with the first slowdowns expected for the end of the morning.
