Burgundy Road Network and Travel
Some of the main French roads go through the Burgundy region. The central Bourgogne is indeed served by a wide web of motorways and national roads which represents 6.4% of the national road network.
Thanks to its central position in France, the Burgundy region is a great place to take a break when driving to the south of France for holidays for instance. Why not just stop there for a few days and taste the outstanding local wines?
You will for sure enjoy driving on the well-preserved Burgundian roads. The French
Bison-futé
(online and television guide) will keep you posted about the local traffic as it can be really heavy on some days: roads are given colours according to the density of the traffic. Thanks to this information, you will be able to know if it is a good - and safe - day to travel on the French roads.
| Colours | Green | Orange | Red | Black |
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| State of traffic | Normal | Difficult | Very difficult | Extremely difficult |
| Burgundy Road Travel | |
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| Daily Traffic level | The traffic on the A6 motorway around Beaune accounts for more than 64,000 vehicles per day. |
| Road network | Burgundy road network is composed of 660 km of motorways and about 21,000 km of secondary roads. |
| Main motorways | Some of the major motorways in France go through Burgundy making this region easily accessible from the neighbouring European countries. A6 "Paris-Lyon" motorway: also called Autoroute du Soleil ("Sun motorway"), the A6 goes from Paris to Lyon via Auxerre, Beaune, Chalon sur Saône, Mâcon, Villefranche-sur-Saône.
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| Distances | Burgundy is located just 100 km south from Paris and 80 km north from Lyon |
| Useful contacts | Car Rental: www.hertz.fr, www.avis.fr, www.rentacar.fr, www.europcar.com, www.easycar.com Trafic Information: www.autoroutes-trafic.fr, www.infotrafic.com, www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr Itinaries: |
