It's the same story every time you leave or return from a long weekend. Those who are about to hit the road to leave or return home need to prepare strategically. Because yes, unsurprisingly, during these key periods, traffic can get pretty heavy, so you need to know when to leave and which routes to take to try and limit the time spent in traffic jams, or even avoid them altogether.
And that's where Bison Futé 's traffic forecasts come in: they give us an idea of what to expect on our outward and return journeys. Since this weekend marks the May 8, 2025 bridge, it's important to find out what's in store on France's roads. Here are the Bison Futé forecasts and recommendations for the extended weekend of May 7-11, 2025 !
All that's left is to be careful on the roads, and remember to take a break of at least twenty minutes every two hours on long journeys.
General information on the period
Thursday May 8 offers users the possibility of an extended weekend, which should therefore see a large number of leisure trips. In the outbound direction, Wednesday May 7 and Thursday May 8 will be the busiest days. In the return direction, there will be difficulties on Sunday May 11.
OnWednesday May 7, in the outbound direction, the A7 freeway could see very heavy traffic between Lyon and Orange, from early afternoon until late evening. Traffic is also expected to be very heavy towards the north-western coastal regions (A13), the Atlantic seaboard (A11, A10) and the Mediterranean (A8, A9).In the Île-de-France region, in the outbound direction, from mid-afternoon onwards, the increase in traffic on the A10 freeway, combined with commuter traffic, could cause traffic problems until late evening. The A13 freeway could also be congested by mid-afternoon.
Thursday May 8, in the outbound direction, should see less traffic overall than the day before. The main congestion is expected to be in the north-west quarter, mainly on the A13 and A11 freeways, but also on Rhône valley routes such as the A7 freeways and the access to the Mont-Blanc tunnel.
OnSunday, May 11, Bison futé is forecasting difficult traffic on the return journey. Traffic is expected to be particularly congested on the A7, A8, A9 and A61 freeways in the south-east of France. To a lesser extent, slowdowns are expected on the Atlantic coast (A63 and RN165 in particular), and on the roads leading to the Paris region (A13 and A11).
In the Île-de-France region, on the A6 and A10 freeways, traffic problems or slowdowns are expected from late morning onwards. The A13 freeway could also experience congestion between mid-afternoon and late evening.
In the direction of DEPARTURES,
Wednesday May 7 is classified ORANGE nationally and ROUGE in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.Thursday May 8 is classified GREEN nationally and ORANGE in the Grand-Ouest, Nord and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Friday May 9 is classified GREEN nationwide. Saturday May 10 is classified GREEN nationwide. Sunday May 11 is classified GREEN nationwide.
In the RETURN direction,
Wednesday May 7 is classified GREEN nationally. Thursday May 8 is classified GREEN nationally. Friday May 9 is classified GREEN nationally. Saturday May 10 is classified GREEN nationwide.Sunday May 11 is classified ORANGE nationally and RED in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Mediterranean Arc.
In the direction of DEPARTURES,
Wednesday May 7th
Thursday May 8th
Sunday May 11th
avoid the A13 freeway, between Caen and Paris, from 4pm to 10pm,
avoid the N165 national road, between Quimper and Nantes, from 4pm to 9pm,
avoid the A10 freeway, between Tours and Orléans, from 4pm to 8pm,
avoid the A9 freeway, between Spain and Narbonne, from 4pm to 7pm, between Narbonne and Montpellier, from 5pm to 7pm, and between Montpellier and Orange, from 3pm to 7pm,
avoid the A8 freeway, between Le Luc and Aix-en-Provence, from 11am to 1pm,
avoid the A7 freeway, between Marseille and Orange from 11am to 3pm, and between Orange and Lyon from 12pm to 10pm,
avoid the A61 freeway, between Narbonne and Toulouse from 6pm to 9pm.
Dates and Opening Time
From May 7, 2025 to May 11, 2025
Official website
www.bison-fute.gouv.fr
