There are 10 ways to get from Normandy 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 Heathrow Terminal 5 to Forest Gatetrain
- 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
8h 32m€368–617Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ash to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
6h 2m€72–180Bus
- Take the bus from Guildford station to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra2
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Bordeauxbus
20h 51mTrain, car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Guildford to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaireferry
- Take the bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare routièrebus 507
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
21h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Normandy to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Bordeauxcar
13h 35m€147–371Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Normandy to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bordeauxcar
10h 39m€283–364Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LHR - BOD
7h 24m€126–344Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Ash to Redhilltrain
- Take the train from Redhill to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
7h 35m€85–243Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
7h 40m€127–274Fly London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
8h 33m€120–385
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Normandy to Bordeaux is to train and fly which costs €70 - €180 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Normandy to Bordeaux is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Normandy to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Glaziers Lane and arriving at Bordeaux via Guildford station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Normandy to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and arriving at Bordeaux St Jean via Wanstead Park, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 32m.
The distance between Normandy and Bordeaux is 1085 km.
The best way to get from Normandy to Bordeaux without a car is to train which takes 8h 32m and costs €360 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Normandy to Bordeaux, including transfers.
Normandy to Bordeaux bus services, operated by First Berkshire & The Thames Valley, depart from Guildford station.
Normandy to Bordeaux train services, operated by Elizabeth Line (TfL), depart from Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
The best way to get from Normandy to Bordeaux is to train which takes 8h 32m and costs €360 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 51m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €350 and takes 7h 24m.
What companies run services between Normandy, Surrey, England and Bordeaux, France?
You can take a vehicle from Normandy to Bordeaux St Jean via Heathrow Terminal 5, Forest Gate, Wanstead Park, Gospel Oak, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Glaziers Lane to Bordeaux via Friary Bus Station, Guildford station, Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 20h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Forest Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- 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 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Guildford to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Ash to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Ash to Redhill
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Redhill to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Guildford station to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/berkshire-thames-valley
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.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
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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Normandy to Bordeaux bus services, operated by First Berkshire & The Thames Valley, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Bordeaux is 1h ahead of Normandy. It is currently 5:43 PM in Normandy and 6:43 PM in Bordeaux.
Normandy to Bordeaux train services, operated by Elizabeth Line (TfL), arrive at Forest Gate station.
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