There are 9 ways to get from Swindon to Bordeaux by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car ferry, ferry, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
7h 24m€157–600Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Regent Circus to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Bordeaux
19h 32m€42–163Train, car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaire
- Take the bus from Eglise Notre-Dame to Gare Routière507
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
23h 40m€127–257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Swindon to Poole
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Bordeaux
13h 46m€135–194Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Swindon to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bordeaux
11h 6mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BRS - BOD
5h 18m€97–218Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LGW - BOD
6h 32m€96–277Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LHR - BOD
7h 20m€151–500Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LTN - BOD
6h 16m€101–365
Swindon to Bordeaux by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Bordeaux is to bus which costs €40 - €170 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Bordeaux is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €95 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Regent Circus and arriving at Bordeaux via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Swindon to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Swindon and arriving at Bordeaux St Jean via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Swindon and Bordeaux is 1121 km.
The best way to get from Swindon to Bordeaux without a car is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs €150 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Swindon to Bordeaux, including transfers.
Swindon to Bordeaux bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Regent Circus station.
Swindon to Bordeaux train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Swindon station.
The best way to get from Swindon to Bordeaux is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs €150 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €170 and takes 19h 32m.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Bordeaux, France?
You can take a train from Swindon to Bordeaux St Jean via London Paddington, Paddington, 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 7h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Regent Circus to Bordeaux via London Victoria and Paris in around 19h 32m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- €80–310
- 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
- €35–130
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- 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 Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regent Circus to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Eglise Notre-Dame to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaire
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
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More Questions & Answers
Swindon to Bordeaux bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bordeaux is 1h ahead of Swindon. It is currently 10:14 PM in Swindon and 11:14 PM in Bordeaux.
Swindon to Bordeaux train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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