By plane

Bordeaux – Mérignac International Airport is 45 minutes from Arcachon (60kms). It's a regional airport which serves mostly domestic flights, although there are international flights to Bordeaux too.

There are direct flights to Bordeaux from: Abidjan, Ajaccio, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Casablanca, Clermont-Ferrand, Conakry, Dakar, Fort-De-France, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lille, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Metz, Milan, Montpellier, Mulhouse, Munich, Nancy, Nantes, New York, Nice, Paris, Pointe-à-Pitre, Rennes, Rouen, Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Strasbourg, Tunis, Turin.

 

From Bordeaux Merignac airport to Arcachon Railway Station you can either take a train from Bordeaux St Jean Railway Station or a taxi directly from the airport.

 

From Bordeaux Merignac airport to Bordeaux St Jean Railway Station

  • Express Bus (Jet' Bus)
    An express bus runs every 45 minutes to Bordeaux city center and Railway Station. It takes about 1 hour to go from the airport to the city.
    A one-way ticket costs around 7 Euros.
    Jet' Bus phone: +33 (0)5 56 34 50 50

 

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Jet' Bus Time Schedules from Bordeaux's Merignac Airport
Departure Terminal B - Gate 7
Monday to Sunday (*Except saturday and Sunday. )
07:45* 12:15 17:30
08:30 13:00 18:15
09:15 13:45 19:00
10:00 14:30 19:45
10:45 15:15 20:30
11:30 16:00 21:15
  16:45 22:00
    22:45

Jet' Bus stops

1) Barrière Judaïque (Avenue de la République); 2) Place Gambetta ; 3) Tourism information /12 cours du XXX juillet; 4) Bordeaux St Jean Railway Station

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Taking a taxi from Bordeaux Mérignac airport to Bordeaux St Jean Railway Station will cost you from 30 to 40 Euros.

Taxis de Mérignac +33 (0)5 56 97 11 27
Taxis Girondins +33 (0)5 56 80 70 37
Taxis Télé +33 (0)5 56 96 00 34
Allo Bordeaux Taxis +33 (0)5 56 31 61 07
Taxis 33 +33 (0)5 56 74 95 06
Aquitaine Taxis Radio +33 (0)5 56 86 80 30

 

From Bordeaux St Jean Railway Station to Arcachon Railway Station

Many daily departures from Bordeaux by Regional Train Express (T.E.R.). The ride takes from 45mn to 1hour. You can either book on line with SNCF (French Railways - website in French) or with Rail Europe, or contact your travel agency. It will cost you about 10 Euros.

From Bordeaux Mérignac Aiport to Arcachon city center by taxi

Taking a taxi from Bordeaux Mérignac airport to Arcachon city center will cost you from 75 to 80 Euros from Monday to Saturday (during the day), and from 115 to 120 Euros (on Sunday).

Taxis de Mérignac +33 (0)5 56 97 11 27
Taxis Girondins +33 (0)5 56 80 70 37
Taxis Télé +33 (0)5 56 96 00 34
Allo Bordeaux Taxis +33 (0)5 56 31 61 07
Taxis 33 +33 (0)5 56 74 95 06
Aquitaine Taxis Radio +33 (0)5 56 86 80 30

 

By train from Paris

There is a daily direct TGV (fast train) connection from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Arcachon (it's a 3h45 ride).
There are also direct TGVs from Aeroport CDG2-TGV (Roissy) to Bordeaux St Jean Station (it's a 4h.15mn ride). At your arrival in Bordeaux Saint Jean Station take a Regional Train Express (T.E.R.) to Arcachon Station. The ride takes from 45mn to 1hour and will cost you around 10 Euros.

To get on the TGV you need to book a ticket. You can either book on line with SNCF (French Railways - website in French) or with Rail Europe, or contact your travel agency.

 

By car

Less than an hour from Bordeaux by the N 250 : Highway A63, exit : Arcachon A660. 175 km from Bayonne, 299 km from Toulouse, 400 km from Nantes, 611 km from Lyon, 654 km from Paris, 890 km from Lille.