How to reach Bordeaux
By plane
The Bordeaux Merignac international airport (BOD):
– easy connexion with Paris (20 flights/day),
– many cities in W. Europe (UK, Eire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) and Montréal, QC
From the Airport to the City Center & Congress Center:
- Bus shuttle to Gare Saint-Jean (railway station)
- Street bus 1+ to Tram line B , Gare Saint-Jean (railway station)
Then from Gare Sain-Jean, take the C line of the tram to Palais des Congrès.
By train
The recently renewed Saint-Jean Railway Station is within 2h only from Paris Center by high-speed train (25/day) and 2h ¼ from Paris airport (5/day)
From the Station to the Congress Center:
- Direct by tram on the C line
By car
Bordeaux is reached by freeways arriving from :
- Paris (A10) : 6h by car
- Toulouse (A64) : 2 1/2h by car ...
- Spanish Basque border (A63) : 2h by car