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How to get fromBordeaux to Obanby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train

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There are 10 ways to get from Bordeaux to Oban by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain train
    15h 14m
    £361–646

  2. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BOD - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 10m
    £83–236

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Parisbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus bus 700
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 19m
    £134–256

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Bordeaux to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Obancar car
    18h 41m
    £374–501

  5. Bus via Meikle Earnock

    1. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus bus 590
    4. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 31m
    £148–263

  6. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bordeaux to Port of Cherbourgcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Poole to Obancar car
    21h 16m
    £254–663

  7. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane BOD - GLA
    2. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 12m
    £87–211

  8. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane BOD - INV
    2. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    15h 15m
    £106–245

  9. Train to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bergeractrain train
    2. Fly from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane EGC - GLA
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    12h 1m
    £104–217

  10. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Manchester Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane BOD - MAN
    2. Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain train
    3. Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain train
    12h 39m
    £138–336

Bordeaux to Oban by train, foot, and subway

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration15h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket£361Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,110.4 mi
  • Duration: 15h 14m

What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?

You can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Oban via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 15h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux to Oban Bus Station via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 29h 19m.

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