Bordeaux Train Tickets

Inbound trains reach Bordeaux mainly at Bordeaux Saint-Jean. TGV INOUI and OUIGO services arrive from Paris Montparnasse in around 2h05m, with some services from Tours reaching Bordeaux in about 1h50m. Intercity and regional trains from Toulouse arrive in roughly 2h10m, while services from Agen take around 1h05m. TER trains from Arcachon reach Bordeaux in about 50m, and trains from Libourne arrive in around 25m. From the Atlantic side, trains from La Rochelle take about 2h20m. Southbound regional and intercity services from Bayonne usually arrive in around 1h50m, with Hendaye services taking roughly 2h30m.

Bordeaux is the main rail hub of southwest France, positioned on the high-speed axis between Paris and the Atlantic region. The city is centered on Bordeaux Saint-Jean, its principal passenger train station, with SNCF Voyageurs operating long-distance and regional services under TGV INOUI, OUIGO, TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Intercites brands. Trains from Bordeaux include high-speed services on the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique, intercity routes across western and southern France, and regional TER services across Gironde, Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, and the Basque country. Bordeaux Saint-Jean handles the main long-distance departures, while smaller stations such as Bordeaux-Benauge and Cauderan-Merignac serve local TER movements within the metropolitan rail network. Rail routes from Bordeaux run north toward Paris, Tours, Poitiers, and La Rochelle, south toward Bayonne, Biarritz, Hendaye, and the Spanish border area, east toward Perigueux and Limoges, and southeast toward Agen, Montauban, and Toulouse. Book trains from and to Bordeaux online at Rail Monsters.