By plane

Bordeaux's Merignac Airport is the closest airport to reach Arcachon. It is located west of the Bordeaux city. 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 the airport to Arcachon you can either take a train in Bordeaux or a taxi

From the airport to Bordeaux City Center

  • Express Bus (Jet' Bus)
    An express bus runs every 45 minutes to Bordeaux city center, and makes several stops in the city. It takes about 1 hour to go from the airport to the city.
    A one-way ticket costs around 7 EUR.
    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) Gambetta Place; 3)Tourism information /12 cours du xxx juillet; 4) Railway Station St Jean
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Taking a taxi from the airport to Bordeaux city center 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

 

By train

The main train station (Gare Saint Jean) is located about 4km from the center of Bordeaux.

There is a direct TGV (fast train) connection from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Bordeaux St Jean (it's a 3h ride), but also from Aeroport CDG2 TGV. (it's a 4h.15mn ride).

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.

From Bordeaux St Jean Station to Bordeaux City Center

A ride to the city center takes about 15 minutes and will cost you around 10 EUR.

Buses and tramways are a cheaper option: around 1.30 EUR per journey.
Please see Transport in Bordeaux for more information.

By car

You can reach Bordeaux by car from north (taking the A10 highway or N10), south (taking the A63 highway), and east. A beltway goes around the city.
If possible, avoid driving between 8-10 AM and 4-7 PM, as the beltway is usually overcrowded.