Smart one. Traffic forecast for the weekend of August 20 to 22

Bison Futé foresees a difficult circulation, in particular in the direction of the returns.

For this penultimate weekend before the start of the school year, Bison Futé once again brought out the black flag. Traffic on the roads of France will be heavy, particularly in the return direction, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and in the Mediterranean basin.

Weekend of August 20, 2021. Back to school is fast approaching, and the vast majority of traffic jams will now be on the way home. Thus Bison Futé has classified the traffic conditions from green to red in the direction of departures andorange to black in the returns.

Friday August 20: orange day

bison fute traffic forecast Friday August 20 — Road traffic forecast for Friday August 20, 2021. Click to enlarge.

Let’s start by talking about the circulation in the direction of the returns. According to Bison Futé, the traffic will start in the early morning for intensify, especially around the Mediterranean arc, and continue until the end of the evening. It is thus recommended:

to reach or cross Île-de-France before 2 p.m.
avoid the A10 motorway between Tours and Orléans, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., and between Bordeaux and Poitiers, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
to leave or cross the Bordeaux conurbation before 11 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
avoid the A63 motorway between Spain and Bordeaux, from 8 am to 8 pm;
avoid the A7 motorway, between Orange and Lyon, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
avoid the A7 motorway, between Marseille and Salon-de-Provence, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
avoid the A9 motorway between Montpellier and Orange, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
avoid the A71 motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and Orléans, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
avoid the A62 and A61 motorways between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
avoid the A43 motorway between Chambéry and Lyon, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
In addition, access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be difficult from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (wait longer than 30 minutes), in particular from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. (wait longer than 30 minutes). at 1 h).

On the departures route, the traffic promises to be fluid over the whole of the territory, with the exception of the Mediterranean rim, which Bison Futé has classified as orange, especially in the afternoon. We recommend :

of avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
avoid the A8 motorway between Aix-en-Provence and Nice, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
avoid the A9 motorway between Montpellier and Narbonne, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
avoid the A62 motorway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Saturday August 21: black day

traffic forecast for week end August 20 — The main difficulties of the weekend will be in the direction of the returns, with a peak of traffic expected Saturday in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

d ” avoid the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Montpellier, from 9 am to 7 pm;
avoid the A9 motorway between Spain and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
avoid the A20 motorway between Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges, from 10 am to 3 pm;
avoid the A71 motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and Orléans, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
avoid the A61 motorway, from Narbonne to Toulouse, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
avoid the A43 motorway, between Chambéry and Lyon, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
As for access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205), it will be difficult from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (wait longer than 30 minutes), in particular from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. less than 1 h).

bison fute traffic forecast Saturday 21 August — Road traffic forecast for Saturday August 21, 2021. Click to enlarge.

While many return home, some will nonetheless go on vacation. Also, in the direction of the departures, Bison Futé has classified this day of Saturday orange at the national level, even red near the Big Blue. If you can, it is recommended:

d e leave or cross Île-de-France before 8 a.m. or after 2 p.m.
avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
avoid the A10 motorway near Bordeaux, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
avoid the A71 motorway between Orléans and Clermont-Ferrand, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
avoid the A7 motorway between Salon-de-Provence and Marseille, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
avoid the A9 motorway between Orange and Narbonne, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
to avoid the aut A61 highway between Toulouse and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday August 22: orange day

bison fute traffic forecast Sunday August 22 — Road traffic forecast for Sunday August 22, 2021. Click to enlarge.

It will once again be in the direction of the returns that the circulation will be the most complicated this Sunday, without however reaching, according to Bison Futé, the density of the day before. Also, the day is classified orange on the majority of the territory and red near the Mediterranean Sea. We recommend :

d e join or cross Île-de-France before 12 noon;
avoid the A13 motorway between Caen and Rouen, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
avoid the A10 motorway between Tours and Orléans, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
avoid the A10 motorway near Bordeaux, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
avoid the A7 motorway between Orange and Lyon, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
avoid the A7 motorway between Marseille and Salon-de-Provence, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
avoid the A9 motorway between Spain and Orange, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
avoid the A71 motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and Orléans, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
avoid the A62 motorway between Toulouse and Bordeaux, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Finally, access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be difficult from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (wait longer than 30 minutes), in particular from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. (wait longer than 30 minutes). at 1 h).