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Transportation

How to arrive at Bordeaux?


  By Plane

Bordeaux is regularly connected with the International Airports of Paris. Additionally, direct flights between Bordeaux and various European cities.

The Bordeaux-Merignac International Airport is located at 10 km from the historical center of Bordeaux.

You can easily reach the city center with a regular tramway line (Line A, between 30 and 40 min) or the train station with the same tramway (Line A, Stop at Portes de Bourgogne) then tramway Line C (Stop at Gare Saint Jean) or the airport shuttle (30 minutes DIRECT connection).

By Train

The Bordeaux Saint-Jean Railway Station is quite close to the center of Bordeaux. A tram stop (Tram C) is located just outside the Station.

Bordeaux is only at 2 hours from Paris (Montparnasse Station) and 3.5 hours from Roissy/Charles de Gaule Airport Station. Information is available on the SNCF website.

By Car

Bordeaux is at  5.5 hours from Paris (highway A10), 2 hours from Toulouse and 2 hours from the Spanish borders.