Getting around in Gironde

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Plane, train and cruise access

Getting to Bordeaux and Gironde

• The plane:

Bordeaux Merignac Airport

www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en

Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Merignac

05 56 34 50 50

By ring road car, exit n° 11b. 5 car parks are available to travellers, plus a ten-minute free parking stop, and 30 minutes in the P2 car park.

By bus, departure from Place de Quinconces or Hall B of Saint-Jean station

Billi is the terminal built for low cost lines, around fifty destinations are offered.

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• The train:

Saint-Jean station for the TER or TGV lines

www.sncf-connect.com/ter (fr)

www.sncf-connect.com (fr)

25 round trips Bordeaux-Paris-Montparnasse; 4 round trips Bordeaux-Lille

Bordeaux connects the major cities of the South West by TGV.

Make Bordeaux-Paris in just over two hours thanks to the new High Speed Line (LGV).

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• The long-distance bus:

Many long-distance bus lines pass through Bordeaux. FlixBus has the largest European long-distance bus network. Tickets from €5, Wi-Fi and electrical outlets on board, traveling by coach is a new travel alternative. With FlixBus you can get to Bordeaux from Paris or Lyon from €19! All connections are on the FlixBus website.

Photo credit FlixBus

• On a boat:

Several marinas welcome boats: the Arcachon marina equipped with 2,600 berths, including 250 for passage on 28 pontoons; Port de la Vigne in Lège-Cap-Ferret as well as Port-Médoc between the Atlantic and the Gironde estuary (800 berths).

• The tram, serves Bordeaux and its agglomeration:

Three main lines provide the backbone of the network: line A, it provides the connection from Haillan Rostand to Bassens and Floirac via the hospital, the Chaban-Delmas stadium and rue Sainte-Catherine; Line B, it serves the university campus, the quays and the Place des Quinconces and connects Pessac France Alouette to Berges de la Garonne; Line C, it liaises between the Parc des Expositions and Václav Havel, with a stop at Gare Saint-Jean and Place Ravezies. The tram lines run from 5 a.m. to midnight, and until 1 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (last departures from the terminus). The frequency during the day is 3 to 5 minutes depending on the destination, and the rest of the time, the trams run every 8 to 15 minutes.

The BatCubs are two catamarans, L'Hirondelle and La Gondole, which serve 4 stops, with connections to the 3 tram lines, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., every day.

More and more providers now also offer trips in the form of mini-cruises to discover Bordeaux from the Garonne, an original idea that we recommend.

78 bus lines, 32 of which are accessible, serve Bordeaux and the metropolis.

All transport information on Bordeaux and its metropolis HERE (fr)

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• Cycling in Bordeaux and Gironde:

Bordeaux City Hall offers a free loan service for Ville de Bordeaux bicycles, the VVBs; the VVB are intended for the people of Bordeaux and available in the different districts of the city.

In addition, the VCUBs, a paying bicycle service, are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all over the Bordeaux metropolitan area. They are managed by Transports Bordeaux Métropole.

In Gironde, cycling is an easy activity because the topography of the place is pleasant, you can cycle in charming places and all the Tourist Offices in the region will offer you their circuits.

Note that the Vélodyssée passes through Gironde, this national cycle path which goes from Brittany to the Basque Country, enters our beautiful department via the Médoc after a cruise on the Gironde estuary from Royan. Along the Atlantic coast, you will cross Soulac-sur-Mer, Montalivet, Hourtin, Carcans, and leave the Gironde after Lacanau.

• Cruise ships:

For several years, Bordeaux has been receiving cruise ships and military ships which anchor at the Port de la Lune and stop over for a night or several days in the Bordeaux capital. A tourist and economic boon.