Winter holidays: difficult traffic expected on Friday and Saturday

This Saturday, January 10, the winter school holidays will begin for Zone C (academies of Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles).

Starting Friday, risks of traffic jams are expected, especially because it will also be the start of the winter holidays in the southern part of the Netherlands and Carnival in Luxembourg, underlines Bison Futé.

“The majority of tourists will head towards the ski resorts of all our mountain ranges and, for residents of the Ile-de-France, mainly towards the Northern Alps,” the statement said.

Orange Friday in two regions

On Friday, February 7, Bison Futé expects significant traffic on the main roads of the cities in zone C, Montpellier, Toulouse and Paris, with “more pronounced difficulties than a normal Friday.”

It is therefore recommended to leave or cross Île-de-France before 2pm and avoid the afternoon rush hour (between 4pm and 8pm) for the cities of Montpellier and Toulouse. Traffic difficulties are also expected on the main routes to the Northern Alps (via the A7 and A43).

Saturday, February 8, orange in the eastern half

On Saturday, this orange zone will be concentrated in the eastern half of the country.

“Traffic will be difficult on all major roads around Montpellier, Toulouse and Paris, and will be more intense on routes towards the mountain ranges, in particular on the A6 and A42 motorways,” says Bison Futé, who also recommends avoiding the A43. between Lyon and Chambery. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the RN85, between Grenoble and Gap, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Sunday, back to green throughout France.