Travel News & French Weather
Check out the traffic conditions in France with the calendar below showing any predicted problems. Latest Traffic Info, Autoroute toll classes & Fuel Prices are available lower down the page, as well as Weather in France with links to Speed camera locations, Webcams & Live Traffic Maps for towns, cities & autoroutes.
Traffic Forecast Calendar for France 2021
Key to calendar :
GREEN: Traffic flow is Normal
ORANGE: Traffic flow is Difficult
RED: Traffic flow is Very Difficult
BLACK: Extremely Difficult
AREAS AFFECTED: 1) PARIS REGION
2) NORTH & NORTH-WEST
3) BURGUNDY & EAST
4) AUVERGNE/ RHONE-ALPES
5) AQUITAINE/ SOUTH-WEST
6) MEDITERRANEAN
French School Holiday dates 2021
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All the latest traffic information in France & around the Channel ports
December is another quiet month on French roads. There are just 4 problem days forecast by Bison Fute for the whole of the month, these are the 12th, 23rd, 24th & 26th forecast as ‘difficult' due to the public holidays but any traffic problems are dependant on any future Covid19 restrictions that may be introduced by the government.
Traffic problems around the Channel ports at present are as follows:
Deviation on the A16 at Marck east of Calais until 31/12/2021
Entry to France is subject to the constantly changing Covid19 situation, please check with French government travel restrictions as well as UK government rules regarding a future return to the UK. Also see our guide on the 'More Useful Info' page. The current ferry/ tunnel situation is as below:
Brittany Ferries have recently confirmed that two ferries will be laid up & a third will not resume crossings. Many routes are either reduced or suspended, this has the following effects:
Plymouth to Roscoff: Limited service on Pont Aven
Portsmouth to Le Havre: Passenger service suspended until further notice.
Portsmouth to Cherbourg: Weekly service has recommenced using new vessel 'Galicia'
Portsmouth to Caen: Running daily but reduced capacity.
Portsmouth to St Malo: Services as scheduled
Poole to Cherbourg: Services suspended until March 2022
Plymouth to Santander: Service running normally
Portsmouth to Santander: Twice weekly service
Eurotunnel are operating a regular service, check-in at least 45 mins before travel.
Irish Ferries are sailing to normal schedules, face masks required on board.
DFDS are sailing to normal schedules but have reduced passenger capacity, face masks required on board.
P&O have said that their ferries are still running on the Dover to Calais routes for ‘essential travel and freight services’.
DIESEL PRICES IN FRANCE
AVERAGE SUPERMARKET TOTAL ESSO AVIA
1.62€/ litre 1.52€/ litre 1.73€/ litre 1.62€/ litre 1.67€/ litre
As in the UK the dearest fuel is to be found on the autoroutes, whilst the cheapest is found in the supermarket filling stations, the smaller independent prices lie somewhere in between. The above "Gazole" prices are the current French average.
To find the latest local prices & cheapest fuel throughout France click here
