Even if you won’t all enjoy a 3-day weekend since Pentecost hasn’t necessarily been off for a few years now, many of you will still be on the road, especially on Friday.
We are not going to make a long speech either on Pentecost Monday or on the day of solidarity, what must be remembered from this coming weekend is that even if not all of us will have the chance to having a three-day weekend again, you will nevertheless be very numerous on the roads, especially on Friday.
A Friday in Red and Orange
No, there’s no need to hum the chorus of a famous song by Jeanne Mas, we’re not there either, but if the previous weekend could have put your nerves to the test, it should be the same for the next. Let it be said, the records pulverized last week should not be broken this week, but expect kilometers and kilometers of traffic jams on Friday since Bison Futé sees red in the direction of departures and orange in that of returns , and this, everywhere in France.
As such, it is strongly recommended to leave or cross not only Île-de-France but all major cities before noon. You will also encounter difficulties on most major roads: the A1 towards Lille between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., the A13 in both directions for most of the day or even, it is rarer, the national 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. To sum up, unless you leave very early in the morning or very late at night, you will
Sectors to avoid on Friday May 26
Departures:
- A1: between Paris and Lille from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- A13: between Paris and Rouen from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and between Rouen and Caen from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- A10: between Orléans and Tours and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- A7: between Lyon and Orange from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- A50: between Marseille and Toulon from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- A9: between Orange and Narbonne from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- A61: between Toulouse and Narbonne from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- N12: between Rennes and Morlaix from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Returns:
- A13: between Caen and Paris from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- A11: between Nantes and Paris from 9 a.m. to midnight
- N165: between Quimper and Nantes from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- A10: between Bordeaux and Paris from 11 a.m. to midnight
- A7: between Marseille and Lyon from 9 a.m. to midnight
- A9: between Spain and Orange from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and between Montpellier and Orange from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- A61: between Narbonne and Toulouse from 11 a.m. to midnight
- Mont-Blanc Tunnel (N105), towards Italy, from 11 a.m. to midnight
Better the rest of the weekend
Another solution so as not to have to lose patience on Friday, postpone your departure to Saturday since the day will “only” be classified orange in the direction of departures. The sectors to avoid are almost the same as those previously listed or, let’s say rather, the axes on which we frequently encounter difficulties: the A7 between Marseille and Lyon from 9 a.m. to midnight, the A10 between Bordeaux and Paris from 11 a.m. to midnight or the A13 between Paris and Caen from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It’s better the other way around where Bison Futé sees green that same day. Sunday, bingo, there will be no difficulty to deplore, and this, in both directions (departures and returns).
Finally, Monday is classified as orange in the direction of returns over a large north-west quarter, logical since, as Bison Futé notes, “frequentation of coastal areas will be privileged” this weekend or, in general, the destinations “short or medium distance from home”. However, it is especially the Ile-de-France residents who will take advantage of Pentecost to take a good bath in the fresh air on the coasts of Brittany and Normandy.
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