Service areas
There are service areas with restaurant, refuelling and shopping facilities at frequent intervals on all French motorways, as well as numerous pleasant rest areas for taking a break.
- Regular breaks are a must for drivers and passengers alike.
- Most service areas have the following facilities:
- Wooded picnic areas
- Children’s play areas
- Nursery areas
Worth knowing:
- The pleasant, convenient rest areas along France’s motorways are designed to encourage motorists to take regular breaks. All have toilets and most have picnic tables and children’s pay areas. You’ll find one every 15 km on average.
France’s motorway service areas cater to all tastes, offering a broad choice of full meals and light snacks.
- Any type of meal:
- Sandwiches and other fast-food options
- Self-service cafeteria
- Restaurant with waiter service
- In summer, some service areas run the special Croq’Malin programme promoting balanced meals at very affordable prices.
- There are more than 330 shops along the French motorway network, selling a wide range of products:
- Regional specialities
- Foodstuffs
- Newspapers, magazine and books
- Clothing, electronic equipment, etc.
- Other facilities include:
- Cash dispensers (ATMs)
- Mailboxes.
- Forty or so service areas have internet terminals or WiFi hotspots, from which you can send email or surf the web.
