Holiday Traffic: More Than 1,000 Kilometers of Traffic Jams on France's Roads

Paris - 01.08.2026: The holiday changeover at the start of the month caused more than 1,000 kilometers of traffic jams at times on France's roads on Saturday. The main routes to holiday destinations were particularly congested. Families traveling to the coast and the mountains encountered travelers returning to metropolitan areas after their July holidays.The high traffic volume is typical of the first weekend of August, when departure and return waves overlap. France's traffic forecasting service Bison Futé had warned of exceptionally difficult conditions for Saturday. Traffic jams were concentrated on ...