The traffic is classified orange throughout France. At the end of the day, the traffic is considered “unusual” throughout France.
On this Easter Monday, traffic jams formed in the direction of returns. Traffic is classified orange throughout France. In the direction of the departures, on the other hand, no difficulty is to be expected.
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Slowdowns were reported in the direction of returns at the end of the morning “near coastal areas“, who “will gradually approach the major cities“says Bison Futé.
At the end of the day, the most congested axes are the A10 in the Gironde with 45 kilometers of traffic jams but also the A7 in the Drôme with no less than 41 kilometers of traffic jams. The A13 is also impacted in Seine-Maritime with 33 kilometers of traffic jams.
Across France, the traffic is considered “unusual”, by Bison Futé. On the Mediterranean Arc, traffic is “exceptional”. The end of the difficulties is to be expected around 8 p.m. on the outskirts of the metropolises in the region.
Many servings to avoid
In Ile-de-France, the slowdowns will extend “throughout the afternoon until late in the evening on the A10, A6 and A13 motorways“. The traffic information site advises avoiding the A10 motorway between Bordeaux and Orléans from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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It is also preferable to avoid the A11 motorway between Angers and Paris, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. but also the A13 motorway between Caen and Rouen, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and between Rouen and Paris from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The N12 between Saint-Brieuc and Rennes from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the N137 between Nantes and Rennes from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. but also the A6 motorway between Chalon and Beaune from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. are also to be avoided.
It would also be more appropriate to bypass the A7 motorway between Orange and Lyon from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and between Marseille and Salon-de-Provence from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., the A8 motorway between Nice and Aix-en-Provence from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. , the A9 motorway between Narbonne and Orange from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., but also the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Carcassonne from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Finally, access to France via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will encounter heavy traffic from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a waiting time of more than one hour. Traffic will then be critical from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a waiting time of more than two hours.
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