The situation will be fairly calm this weekend on the roads. Note an orange Friday in Ile-de-France in the direction of departures and an orange Saturday for returns from the alpine resorts.

This new school holiday weekend will be generally calm on the roads. It will just be necessary to count on complicated departures on Friday from the Paris region, in view of the second week of the holidays and on busy roads in the direction of returns from the resorts of the Alps on Saturday.

Forecasts at a glance

In the direction of DEPARTURES
Friday February 24 is classified green at the national level and orange in Île-de-France
Saturday February 25 is classified green at the national level
Sunday February 26 is classified green at the national level

In the sense of RETURNS
Friday February 24 is classified green at the national level
Saturday February 25 is classified green at the national level and orange in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Sunday February 26 is classified green at the national level.

An Orange Friday in Ile-de-France

Bison Futé classified orange this Friday in the direction of departures. The organization therefore advises leaving or crossing the region before 2 p.m.

This Friday, February 24 is classified orange in the direction of departures in Ile-de-France.
This Friday, February 24 is classified orange in the direction of departures in Ile-de-France. © Bison Smart

“The first slowdowns should appear in Île-de-France from the end of the morning on the A6 motorway between Wissous and Chilly-Mazarin”, specifies Bison Futé in his press release. They will gradually turn into traffic difficulties from the start of the afternoon, mainly on the A6B, A86 and A6 motorways.

“In the middle of the afternoon, traffic flows corresponding to work-home journeys and weekend departures will increase these difficulties. The traffic peak should be reached towards the end of the afternoon. Traffic will remain dense on the A6 until the end of the evening”, also specifies the organization.

The day is classified green on the rest of the territory.

An orange Saturday in the direction of returns from the Alps

Saturday, the day is classified orange in the direction of returns from the resorts of the Alps and therefore throughout the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The A43 motorway will be particularly affected by this heavy traffic.

The traffic will be orange in the direction of returns from the alpine stations.
The traffic will be orange in the direction of returns from the alpine stations. © Bison Smart

Motorists will also be in Ile-de-France, for the return of holidaymakers from the first week. “In Île-de-France, traffic on the A6 should be particularly dense between the beginning of the afternoon and the middle of the evening”, warns Bison Futé. Sunday is classified as green in the sense of departures and returns.

Pauline Ducamp

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