There are 11 ways to get from England to Bordeaux by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
6h 14m€125–446Train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
5h 16m€52–185Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
17h 32m€60–142Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bordeauxcar
10h 29mFly from Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BHX - BOD
4h 34m€64–180Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus Voltavançar 78 / ...
20h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bordeauxcar
11h 57m€169–256Fly from Bristol Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
4h 51m€53–181Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane MAN - BOD
4h 46m€65–158Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
4h 53m€59–169Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LHR - BOD
6h 38m€116–330
England to Bordeaux by subway, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Bordeaux is to bus via Dover which costs €60 - €150 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from England to Bordeaux is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €60 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from England station to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Leicester Square station and arriving at Bordeaux St Jean via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 14m.
The distance between England and Bordeaux is 995 km.
The best way to get from England to Bordeaux without a car is to train which takes 6h 14m and costs €120 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from England to Bordeaux, including transfers.
England to Bordeaux bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
England to Bordeaux train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from England to Bordeaux is to train which takes 6h 14m and costs €120 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €60 - €150 and takes 17h 32m, you could also fly, which costs €60 - €180 and takes 4h 34m.
What companies run services between England and Bordeaux, France?
You can take a subway from Leicester Square station to Bordeaux St Jean via King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 6h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop via Victoria Coach Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
England to Bordeaux bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dover station.
Bordeaux is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 6:45 AM in England and 7:45 AM in Bordeaux.
England to Bordeaux train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
There are 2321+ hotels available in Bordeaux.

























































