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Paris to Bordeaux by train or bus
About 580 km. The train is fastest at 2.2 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,920 per person.
Bordeaux to ParisFastest
Train
TGV inOui / Ouigo from Montparnasse
2.2 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus
from ₹1,920 per person
Best value
Train
TGV inOui / Ouigo from Montparnasse
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | TGV inOui / Ouigo from Montparnasse | 2.2 h | ₹2,020–₹12,780per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus | 8 h | ₹1,920–₹3,730per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, TGV inOui / Ouigo from Montparnasse: About 2 h 05, at least hourly.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · TGV inOui / Ouigo from Montparnasse | ₹4,040–₹25,560 | ₹8,080–₹51,120 |
| Bus · FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus | ₹3,840–₹7,460 | ₹7,680–₹14,920 |
Once you’re in Bordeaux
- Best time: May – October; September – October for the grape harvest
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – October; September – October for the grape harvest). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Paris and Bordeaux
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