Arm yourself with patience if you hit the road this Friday. The day is classified red in Île-de-France and orange at the national level by Bison Fûté. Saturday is classified orange in the sense of departures and returns on all the Hexagon.
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Traffic will be heavy on most major routes to the south and the coast. The day of Friday is classified orange nationally in the direction of departures - red in Île-de-France - but green in the sense of returns. It is advisable to leave or cross the Île-de-France before 7:00 am and avoid going back to the big cities.
It is better to go around on Sunday
The day of Saturday is classified orange at the national level, as well in the direction of departures as returns. Departures will be concentrated from morning to mid-afternoon. Bison Fûté advises to leave the big cities before 9am.
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The day of Sunday is classified green at the national level except in regions Burgundy-Franche Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes classified orange. It is recommended to avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 9h to 18h. The 7th, 8th and 9th stages of the Tour de France are also likely to cause traffic difficulties around the route of the stages, mainly located in the east of the country.