There are 9 ways to get from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco by plane, bus, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), car, or train
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Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BOD - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisboa - Aeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS) to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
8h 2m€58–279Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Castelo Brancobus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 20m€75–160Train
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Abrantestrain Re
- Take the train from Abrantes to Castelo Brancotrain Ic
21h 13m€236–510Drive 930.8 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Castelo Brancocar 930.8 km
8h 48m€145–209Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BOD - OPO
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Coimbra-Btrain
- Take the bus from Coimbra to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
9h 15m€66–246Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane BOD - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Portalegrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
11h 37m€88–255Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Badajoz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane BOD - BJZ
- Take the bus from Badajoz to Portalegrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
13h 26m€114–576Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane TLS - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisboa - Aeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS) to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
10h 39m€121–349Bus via Viseu
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Viseubus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Viseu to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus 79 | Braga / ...
15h 25m€90–167
Bordeaux to Castelo Branco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco is to bus which costs €75 - €160 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco is to fly and bus which takes 8h 2m and costs €55 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and arriving at Castelo Branco. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Castelo Branco via Narbonne, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz and Abrantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 13m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Castelo Branco is 1196 km. The road distance is 930.8 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco without a car is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs €75 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Castelo Branco bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Bordeaux to Castelo Branco train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs €75 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €550 and takes 21h 13m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Castelo Branco, Portugal?
BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Castelo Branco once daily. Tickets cost €85–160 and the journey takes 14h 20m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Castelo Branco via Narbonne, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz, and Abrantes in around 21h 13m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Badajoz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Badajoz to Abrantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Abrantes to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisboa - Aeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS) to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coimbra to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seville to Portalegre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Badajoz to Portalegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisboa - Aeroporto Humberto Delgado (LIS) to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Viseu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Viseu to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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More Questions & Answers
Bordeaux to Castelo Branco bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Castelo Branco station.
Castelo Branco is 1h behind Bordeaux. It is currently 1:58 PM in Bordeaux and 12:58 PM in Castelo Branco.
Bordeaux to Castelo Branco train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Narbonne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Castelo Branco is 931 km. It takes approximately 8h 48m to drive from Bordeaux to Castelo Branco.
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