Drivers in the UK are prepared to interrupt the journey as millions of people return from Easter escapes.
Nearly four million drivers are expected to travel on Monday, which will lead to delays on many major routes, the RAC said.
The roadside assistance company issued the warning as rail and air passengers had long queues, while the P&O Dover ferries to Calais remained closed over the weekend.
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0:29 Long queues for Eurostar in Paris
Monday morning has already brought “nightmarish” queues for Eurostar customers at Gare Du Nord in Paris after a mistake in border control information technology, which meant that passengers could not board trains.
Charlie Daffern, 36, a Cheltenham passenger, said all trains were at least an hour late.
He said: “This is a nightmare. We stood in line for registration / security for more than an hour and a half. Probably another hour left.
“People are getting very restless and some people are panicking because they have flights from Heathrow this afternoon. I take everything with a pinch of salt. The main problem is the lack of communication.”
Loik Kreseski, 25, who lives in Hackney, said “hundreds and hundreds” are queuing at the station.
“I have heard French border guards say they have never seen this. People are upset by the delays and the fact that you have to stand still for hours. It is very unpleasant when we know the price of tickets.
Image: Loic Cresseski shared a picture of queues at Gare Du Nord in Paris
“I would say that more than a thousand people easily line up at Gare du Nord. (I’m) disappointed, especially when we know the price of tickets, the lack of messages and customer service. “
Travelers using the EuroTunnel Le Shuttle service also report “chaos” with long queues for traffic.
Planned engineering works on the UK rail network are also likely to lead to more delays for passengers.
Network Rail is implementing 530 engineering projects worth £ 83 million, which meant the closure of the main west coast line between London Euston and Milton Keynes for four days from Good Friday due to the modernization of the existing line and the operation of HS2.
Image: Passengers in line to register for Eurostar International in St Pancras, London
Parts of the railway line between Birmingham and Coventry International Stations are also closed, as are lines around Crewe Station.
Passengers at Manchester and Gatwick airports are also battling long queues.
Lucie Spencer, a 25-year-old salon owner in Lancashire, said customers were dealing with “disappointing” and “annoying” delays after her flight was delayed for more than an hour due to an obvious shortage of staff.
She said: “The queues were very long, we were in Terminal 2. They were moving constantly, but slowly. The mood at the airport was generally calm, but you could hear people moaning, of course, because it’s not fun to stand in line for so long.
“This is definitely due to a large shortage of staff, TUI generally did not have open check-in counters, but only check-in, which seems to have caused a huge queue. Back then, security was huge queues, as there were only three of the eight open security lanes.
“Queues to enter all the bars and restaurants, which means we had to give up so as not to miss our flight.
“I was still sitting on the plane, it was supposed to take off at 8.30 in the morning, but the luggage was not loaded on the plane in time.”
Image: Passengers are waiting inside St. Pancras in London
TUI and Manchester Airport have been contacted for comment.
The shutdown of Dover-Calais by P&O Ferries has led to a shortage of capacity on the key route and has contributed to long queues of trucks on the roads approaching the port of Dover in recent days.
To further worry, the supply of petrol and diesel at petrol stations in some parts of the country is operating at about half of its normal level.
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