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As a UK-based company, the below information is particularly relevant to our UK customers. However, we are able to arrange trips for customers from across the globe! If you have any questions about how to get to Bordeaux, please get in touch today.
If you are travelling by car, having caught the ferry from the UK, Bordeaux is approximately 4¾ hours’ drive from St Malo and 5½ hours’ drive from Caen.
If required, Grape Escapes can arrange your ferry crossing with Brittany Ferries or Condor Ferries.
For the most convenient journey, we recommend the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo, allowing you to arrive in France in the morning before driving on to Bordeaux.
or customers travelling from central London, travel by Eurostar is a quick way to travel to Bordeaux. The comfort, speed, and carbon-neutral travel make travel by Eurostar and onward TGV (French high speed intercity rail) an attractive option.
Departures are currently available from London St Pancras, Ebbsfleet (Kent), and Ashford (Kent). The journey time from London to Paris Gare du Nord is around 2 hours 20 minutes and the onward journey from Paris Montparnasse to Bordeaux is only 2 hours.
As with any form of travel to Bordeaux, we are happy to book your Eurostar and onward TGV at the best available fare and add this fare to the cost of your holiday.
The definitive cost of your Eurostar travel can be confirmed 120 days before you travel, when the tickets are released. Please contact us to request some detailed information with guidance on obtaining the best-priced tickets.
The nearest airport is Bordeaux. If flying from the UK, there are direct flights from Gatwick (British Airways), Luton (Easyjet), Bristol (Easyjet), Southampton (Flybe), and Dublin (Aer Lingus).
Direct flights to Bordeaux also operate from Madrid and Amsterdam.
If you are travelling via Paris, there are several daily flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Bordeaux, making it a convenient onward connection.
The airport is situated around 20 minutes’ drive from the city centre and there are always taxis waiting at arrivals. Alternatively, a regular shuttle bus will take you to the city centre in 45 minutes at a minimal cost.
Grape Escapes is ATOL registered, number 10831 and we would be happy to book your flights at cost, however a booking fee of £50 per person applies.
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