Overview

• Bison Futé warnings have taken effect as of Friday morning under an orange alert nationwide and a red-level warning in Île-de-France for departures.
• Traffic jams began forming by late morning on Paris’s A10 and A6 toll barriers and on the A86 and A6b feeder routes.
• Saturday is forecast red nationwide with the heaviest delays expected on routes to the Atlantic coast (A11, RN165, A10) and Mediterranean coast (A7, A9).
• Return journeys along the Mediterranean arc are projected to face significant pressure on the A7, A8 and A9 around Saturday’s peak.
• Drivers are advised to cross Île-de-France before 10 a.m. or after 11 p.m. to avoid the worst gridlock at key toll points.