How do I get from Bordeaux airport to Gare Saint-Jean?

Q: How do I get from Bordeaux airport to Gare Saint-Jean?

Tram F to the old town and Gare Saint-Jean: €1.90 for one traveler, 45–49 min. It leaves you at Gare Saint-Jean, the tram stop at the station. The shuttle is non-stop from Hall B, door 7, to the station forecourt in 30 to 35 minutes: EUR 10 on board, EUR 9 online, 07:30 to 20:05 on weekdays, 08:40 to 19:05 Saturday, 08:40 to 20:05 Sunday. Tram F reaches the same station for EUR 1.90 in 45 to 50 minutes, until 23:43 Monday to Wednesday, 00:44 Thursday to Saturday and 00:09 Sunday; later trams stop short at Porte de Bourgogne.

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Airport to station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Gare Saint-Jean

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The cheapest way in. The 30'Direct shuttle to Gare Saint-Jean is 18 minutes quicker for €7.10 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Tram F to the old town and Gare Saint-Jean

F · TBM (Keolis Bordeaux Métropole)

45–49 min rideEvery 10 min04:49–00:56

The Aéroport tram stop on the forecourt by Hall BGare Saint-Jean

Luggage space

€1.90total for 1 adult€1.90 eachBuy ticketOn TBM

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The Aéroport tram stop on the forecourt by Hall B, beside the Parking Express

EUR 1.90 buys an hour on the network with any changes; validate as you board. Two rides on one ticket are EUR 3.40 and ten are EUR 15.70, both shareable: a pair pays EUR 3.40, eight people EUR 13.60. A 24-hour pass is EUR 6.50, an evening pass (19:00 to 07:00) EUR 3.50. Buy at the machine by the stop (cards and cash), the Relay shops or the TBM app; nothing is sold on the tram.

Luggage. A city tram: no racks, bags ride with you.

Hours. Every 10 minutes by day Monday to Saturday (every 15 until early afternoon on Saturday), every 15 to 20 on Sundays after 10:00, every 20 after about 21:00. Last tram from the airport 00:56 Monday to Wednesday, 01:56 Thursday to Saturday, 01:21 Sunday; the last through to Gare Saint-Jean is about an hour earlier, later ones ending at Porte de Bourgogne. First tram 04:49, 05:07 on Sunday. The last tram through to Gare Saint-Jean leaves the airport at 23:43 Monday to Wednesday, 00:44 Thursday to Saturday and 00:09 on Sunday; later ones end at Porte de Bourgogne, four stops short.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Shuttle

30'Direct shuttle to Gare Saint-Jean

30'Direct · Keolis, for the airport and the station

30–35 min ride07:30–20:05

Outside Hall B at door 7Gare Saint-Jean

Luggage space

€9total for 1 adult€9 eachBuy ticketOn Keolis, for the airport and the station

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Outside Hall B at door 7, near the billi terminal

EUR 9 as an e-ticket, EUR 10 on board; EUR 8 online for ages 5 to 26, seniors, families and groups of six or more booked together, a quote from ten. A return bought online is EUR 16.20 (EUR 14.40 reduced); under-fives ride free. On board: cards except Amex, or cash with notes up to EUR 50. No refunds, but a ticket is valid on any departure that day and can be moved to another day 24 hours ahead.

Luggage. Free. Small bags under the seat or in the racks; folded pushchairs, bicycles, surfboards and other bulky items in the hold, labelled with your name and phone number.

Hours. Fixed departures, not a headway: 22 a day Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 20:05, every 30 to 50 minutes; 14 on Saturday from 08:40 to 19:05 and 15 on Sunday from 08:40 to 20:05, every 40 to 60 minutes. Public holidays run as the weekday they fall on. These times hold until 1 November.

Price for every party size · Fare source

The shuttle is non-stop from Hall B, door 7, to the station forecourt in 30 to 35 minutes: EUR 10 on board, EUR 9 online, 07:30 to 20:05 on weekdays, 08:40 to 19:05 Saturday, 08:40 to 20:05 Sunday. Tram F reaches the same station for EUR 1.90 in 45 to 50 minutes, until 23:43 Monday to Wednesday, 00:44 Thursday to Saturday and 00:09 Sunday; later trams stop short at Porte de Bourgogne.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Mérignac into Bordeaux

Your destination

Already at the right station.

Bordeaux's main railway station on the south side of the centre: TGVs to Paris, TERs to Arcachon, the Médoc and the Basque coast.

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Follow station signs

The Aéroport tram stop on the forecourt by Hall B

Tram F to the old town and Gare Saint-Jean · 45–49 min

Gare Saint-Jean

Tram F to the old town and Gare Saint-Jean serves Gare Saint-Jean.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Tram F to the old town and Gare Saint-Jean runs 04:49–00:56, and the 30'Direct shuttle to Gare Saint-Jean runs 07:30–20:05. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Gare Saint-Jean

Find the airport station

The Aéroport tram stop on the forecourt by Hall B. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Tram F to the old town and Gare Saint-Jean

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Gare Saint-Jean

45–49 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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A private car into Bordeaux: €102 for four

Four pay €6.80 on the cheapest way to Gare Saint-Jean on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €102 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Bordeaux; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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