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It is well known, the weekend the closest from August 1st is the one with the more traffic jams on French roads because of so called "chassé-croisé" between the ones who are coming back from July holidays and the one going to holidays for August.

But, when August 1st is on a saturday, this becomes the ideal scenario for a chaotic day on the highways.

That's the reason why "bison futé" has classified Saturday BLACK for all the France.

Given those catastrophic forecasts, you can be sure people will try leaving earlier or later to avoid driving on Saturday. As a consequence, the traffic will be heavy on Friday and Sunday as well in both ways (departures and arrivals)

As for the first week of July, please find the webcams on road axis and highways where the traffic jams will be the most important and the most reccurent for departures.

Useful webcams for departures 

The traffic cams coming from North of France, Lorraine, Belgium and Luxembourg :

• the webcams from Belgium to Lyon
• the webcams from region Lorraine to Lyon

The traffic cams coming from Paris : 

• the webcams between Paris and Lyon on A6
• the webcams between Paris and Montpellier, passing by Clermont-Ferrand, to the Pyrénées and Spain

The traffic cams from Lyon :

• the webcams from Lyon to the Pyrénées and Spain

The traffic cams from Lyon to the French riviera :

• The cameras from Lyon to Marseille

Also, in a general manner, the more used highways during summer times : 

The traffic cams on highways coming from Paris : 

• the webcams between Paris and Langres on A5
• the webcams on A6 to Lyon
• the webcams on A75 between Paris and Montpellier

The traffic cams on highways coming from Belgium : 

• the webcams on A4 (E411) from Brussels/Namur to Luxembourguish border
• the webcams on A6 (Luxembourg) between Belgian and French borders
• the webcams on A31 from Luxembourguish border

The traffic cams on highways coming from Lyon : 

• the webcams on A7 to Orange then to Marseille
• the webcams on A9 from Orange to Perpignan, to the Pyrénées and Spain

Recommandations

For this weekend which sounds more than overloaded, Bison futé gives you a few advices to avoid the traffic jams :

For departures :

Saturday August 1st, avoid driving this day (traffic jams from 4 am to 6 pm !)

Friday July 31st :

Avoid going in big cities like Bordeaux, Lyon and Paris from the south between 9 am and 8 pm. This is also applicable for the ring roads. Also avoid the big road axis in France, mainly between 3 and 9 pm.

Avoid the A9 highway between Nîmes and Montpellier between 11 am and 8 pm.

Sunday August 2nd :

Avoid to leave Paris from the south between 8 am and 2 pm, as well as the A13 speedway in Normandy from 10 am to 7 pm. Avoid the big road axis in France, mainly between 10 am to 3 pm.