France’s traffic control agency, Bison Futé, has issued a warning so that motorists expect a much stronger traffic on the roads on roads that are directed at the Easter holiday weekend. This is what you should expect.
The road monitor in France, Bison Futé, has issued a red travel alert, its second highest warning, which indicates ‘very difficult’ travel conditions, throughout the country on Friday, particularly on routes away from the main cities, since it expects a large additional traffic with families that take full advantage of the long Easter weekend.
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In addition to the “very difficult” conditions throughout the country on Friday, Bison Futé also warned that they are probably a significant setback and a slow motion traffic on Saturday and Monday, particularly in the northwest neighborhood of the country.
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Friday April 18
The most occupied day in 2025 on the key routes of France, with ‘very difficult’ travel conditions predicted throughout the country. The main bottlenecks are expected to be along the borders of the North, île-de-France, Normandía, the Atlantic Coast and the Southeast Barrio de France, stopping around the Mont Blanc tunnel.
Traffic in France, Credit: Bison Futé
Rear are expected from dawn and last late at night.
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The whole country is on a red alert by a lot of traffic, and Bison Futé to motorists to motorists:
External trip
- Leave or cross île-de-france before 9 am
- Avoid A1 between Paris and Lille between 1 PM and 9 PM;
- Avoid A25 between Lille and Socx between 3 pm and 6 pm;
- Avoid A13 between Paris and fall, between 4 pm and 7pm;
- Avoid the A63 between Bordeaux and Bayonne, between 5 PM and 8 PM;
- Avoid the A7 between Lyon and Orange, from 1pm to 11 pm, and between Orange and Marseille from 3pm to 7pm;
- Avoid A46 and N346 for the Eastern Lyon Bypass 12 long and 7pm;
- Avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205), heading to Italy between 10 am and 5 pm
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Return trips
- Reach or cross île-de-france before 5 pm
- Avoid A25 between Socx and Lille, from 11 am to 7pm;
- Avoid A1 between Lille and Paris, from 3pm to 7pm;
- Avoid the A7 between Marseille and Salon-de-Provence, from 4pm to 7pm;
- Avoid A9 between Narbonne and Montpellier from 4pm to 7pm;
- Avoid the trunk road A54 and N113 between Nimes and Salon-de-Provence from 3pm to 8pm;
- Avoid A41 between Switzerland and 1pm to 5pm;
- Avoid the Troncal A46 and N346 road for 1pm to 5pm Eastern bypass.
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Saturday April 19
Important traffic traffic jams are expected on the roads that serve the borders of northern France, the île-de-France, the Coast of Normandy and the Atlantic coast. To a lesser extent, there may be delays in the Southeast neighborhood.
Traffic in France, Credit Bison Futé
Bison Futé particularly advises motorists who move away from the main cities to popular tourist destinations for:
- Leave or cross île-de-france before 6 am or after 5 pm;
- Avoid A1 between Paris and Lille from 3pm to 7pm;
- Avoid A25 between Lille and Socx from 11 am to 2 pm;
- Avoid A13 between Paris and Rouen from 11 am to 6pm;
- Avoid A11 between Le Mans and Angers 12 long to 6 pm;
- Avoid the A63 between Bordeaux and Bayonne from 10 am to 4 pm
- Avoid A7 between Lyon and Orange from 10 am to 6 pm,
- Avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) that is directed to Italy from 7 am to 6 pm
Sunday April 20
No important problems are forecast on French roads.
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Monday April 21
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The highways in the northern half of the country are expected to be very busy, with a congestion prognosis from the end of the morning until at the end of the night, partly on key routes in île-de-France.
Traffic in France, Credit Bison Futé
The main advice of the Guardian dog of the roads of France for motorists who return to the main cities of holiday destinations is:
- Reach or cross île-de-france before 11 am
- Avoid A25 between Socx and Lille from 5pm to 8pm;
- Avoid A13 between Caen and Paris from 3pm to 7pm;
- Avoid A11 between Nantes and Angers from 4pm to 7pm;
- Avoid A10 between Poitiers and Orléans 5 pm to 10 pm
- Avoid A7 between Orange and Lyon 12 long to 10 pm;
- Avoid A71 between Bourges and Orléans from 4pm to 8pm;
- Avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) in France from 12 in the afternoon until 11 pm
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