2023-07-08 11:12:50
Published on 08/07/2023 11:12
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franceinfo Article written by franceinfo – A. Portes, L.-A. Delaune, A. Belderrain, J.-M. Lequertier, S. Sahki, M. Le Rue
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From Friday July 7, for the start of the summer school holidays, many French people are leaving. The most far-sighted chose to leave early, but not everyone was able to avoid the traffic jams. Others, more and more numerous, prefer the bus for their journeys.
The long school holidays begin on Friday 7 July. The first challenge for vacationers is to avoid traffic jams. To achieve this, Friday morning, some took a little head start. “We left Loiret around 6:30. We went to the Paris region and now we’re going to Brittany“, explains a woman. The motorway rest areas are already full. A Parisian family heading for Carcassonne (Aude) takes a first break after a two-hour drive.
1.5 million travelers choose the bus this summer
This year, many preferred the train. At the Gare de Lyon (Paris), 80,000 travelers are expected during the weekend of July 8 and 9. Travelers have one imperative on Friday: not to miss their train. Some preferred to go by bus. This summer, 1.5 million travelers chose this option, 20% more than last year. Another solution: carpooling. A pensioner has decided to embark passengers. Saturday, Bison Futé provides a yellow day in the direction of departures, and red on the northwest quarter of the country.
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