🇫🇷 Bordeaux St-Jean

Major

Quick Facts

Country	🇫🇷
Type	Major
Coordinates	44.825873, -0.556697
Timezone	Europe/Paris
Connections	778
UIC Code	8758100

About Bordeaux St-Jean

Bordeaux St-Jean is the principal railway station of Bordeaux and one of France's most visited cities, a grand Beaux-Arts terminus whose renovation was completed alongside the opening of the LGV Sud-Atlantique high-speed line in 2017. The new LGV cut the Paris–Bordeaux journey time to just over two hours, making Bordeaux effectively a suburb of Paris in travel-time terms and transforming the station into a major TGV hub attracting wine tourism and business travel from across France and Europe. TER regional trains from St-Jean connect Bordeaux with Bayonne, Périgueux, Agen, and Arcachon, and the station's tram connection provides direct access to the UNESCO-listed historic centre along the Garonne riverfront.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tram line C connects Bordeaux St-Jean to the city centre and the Place de la Victoire in around fifteen minutes. The tram stop is directly outside the station entrance; tickets can be purchased at machines on the platform and are valid across the entire TBM tram and bus network.

Luggage storage lockers (consigne automatique) are available inside Bordeaux St-Jean on the main concourse. The service operates during station opening hours and accepts credit card payments, with both small and large locker sizes on offer.

Yes, the LGV Atlantique high-speed line links Bordeaux St-Jean to Paris Montparnasse in approximately two hours. Multiple daily TGV departures are operated by SNCF, and booking in advance secures the lowest fares on this popular corridor.

From Bordeaux St-Jean, direct trains run to Toulouse, Lyon, Nantes, Bayonne, and Biarritz, as well as international services to Madrid via the TGV Atlantique and Spanish high-speed network. Regional TER trains serve the Médoc wine country, Arcachon, and Périgueux.

The historic city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and entirely walkable from the tram network. Wine enthusiasts should head to the Cité du Vin museum, a short tram ride north of the centre, while the Saturday morning market at Quai des Chartrons is a Bordeaux institution.

Operators

OBB

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Trenitalia

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Renfe

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SNCF

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