Road-traffic agency Bison Futé issued an orange-to-red alert on the evening of 25 February for Saturday 28 February, when millions of holiday-makers will drive home at the end of Zone B’s winter break. Congestion is expected on the A6/A7 Rhône valley corridor, the A36 in Burgundy–Franche-Comté and Alpine access routes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Delays could exceed four hours at peak times, prompting officials to advise motorists to travel before 08:00 or after 18:00.
Although the alert concerns domestic highways, it has knock-on effects for international mobility. Business travellers heading from Paris or Lyon to Switzerland, Germany or Italy by road—or connecting to flights at Geneva and Milan—may face missed connections unless extra buffer time is built in. Coach operators serving ski resorts have already amended timetables and warned tour organisers of potential overtime surcharges for drivers.
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Travel planners juggling both traffic disruption and cross-border paperwork may find assistance from VisaHQ. The platform’s France page (https://www.visahq.com/france/) offers rapid visa requirement checks, online applications and courier pickup, enabling mobility managers to secure essential documents while they adjust itineraries affected by the Bison Futé alert.
Rental-car companies at Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Grenoble airports report unusually high vehicle returns scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Mobility managers coordinating assignee relocations at month-end should therefore pre-book refuelling and inspection slots to avoid late fees. Air-cargo firms that rely on overnight trucking from CDG to eastern France are also adjusting pick-ups to steer clear of anticipated jams.
Bison Futé will update the colour coding 24 hours in advance; real-time maps are available via the agency’s API for integration into corporate travel dashboards. Employers are encouraged to remind staff of compulsory winter-tyre or snow-chain rules that still apply in 34 Alpine départements until 31 March.
Although the alert concerns domestic highways, it has knock-on effects for international mobility. Business travellers heading from Paris or Lyon to Switzerland, Germany or Italy by road—or connecting to flights at Geneva and Milan—may face missed connections unless extra buffer time is built in. Coach operators serving ski resorts have already amended timetables and warned tour organisers of potential overtime surcharges for drivers.
Travel planners juggling both traffic disruption and cross-border paperwork may find assistance from VisaHQ. The platform’s France page (https://www.visahq.com/france/) offers rapid visa requirement checks, online applications and courier pickup, enabling mobility managers to secure essential documents while they adjust itineraries affected by the Bison Futé alert.
Rental-car companies at Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Grenoble airports report unusually high vehicle returns scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Mobility managers coordinating assignee relocations at month-end should therefore pre-book refuelling and inspection slots to avoid late fees. Air-cargo firms that rely on overnight trucking from CDG to eastern France are also adjusting pick-ups to steer clear of anticipated jams.
Bison Futé will update the colour coding 24 hours in advance; real-time maps are available via the agency’s API for integration into corporate travel dashboards. Employers are encouraged to remind staff of compulsory winter-tyre or snow-chain rules that still apply in 34 Alpine départements until 31 March.
