--- title: "Bordeaux – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Bordeaux, France: Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. Nearby: Stade Chaban-Delmas, University of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bordeaux" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bordeaux.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Bordeaux_place_de_la_bourse_with_tram.JPG" --- Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France · New Aquitaine # Bordeaux Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. ![Bordeaux](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Bordeaux_place_de_la_bourse_with_tram.JPG) Bordeaux · Wikimedia Commons The place Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (masculine) or "Bordelaises" (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Bordeaux 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It was the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 1.9 km · rugby union and association football stadium in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_Chaban-Delmas) 2. University of Bordeaux The University of Bordeaux is a public research university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bordeaux, Dax, Gradignan, Périgueux, Pessac, and Talence. 3.6 km · university in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bordeaux) 3. Bordeaux Cathedral Bordeaux Cathedral, officially known as the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew of Bordeaux, is a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Bordeaux, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Bordeaux. 300 m · cathedral located in Bordeaux · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux_Cathedral) 4. Bordeaux tramway The Bordeaux tramway network consists of six lines serving the city of Bordeaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The system has a route length of 82 kilometres, serving a total of 133 tram stops. 200 m · tram system · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux_tramway) 5. Basilica of St. Michael, Bordeaux The Basilica of St Michael, is a Flamboyant Gothic church in Bordeaux, France. In 1998, UNESCO designated the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France as a World Heritage Site, including the three main churches of Bordeaux : the basilica of St Severinus, the basilica of St Michael and the cathedral of St Andrew. 1.3 km · basilica located in Gironde, in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_St._Michael,_Bordeaux) 6. Bordeaux Montaigne University Bordeaux Montaigne University is a public university in Pessac, France, approximately 8 kilometres southwest of the city centre of Bordeaux. It forms part of the ComUE d'Aquitaine university group. 5.7 km · French university founded in 1971 · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux_Montaigne_University) 7. Synagogue The Great Synagogue of Bordeaux is a Sephardic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6 Rue du Grand Rabin Joseph Cohen, in Bordeaux, Gironde, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région of France. 900 m · synagogue in Bordeaux, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Synagogue_of_Bordeaux) 8. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine-art museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central Bordeaux. 300 m · museum of fine arts in Bordeaux, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-Arts_de_Bordeaux) 9. Pont de pierre The Pont de pierre, or "Stone Bridge" in English, is a bridge in Bordeaux,, which connects the left bank of the river Garonne to the right bank quartier de la Bastide. It is 487 m in length and 19 m wide. 1.4 km · bridge in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_de_pierre_(Bordeaux%29) 10. Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is an opera house in Bordeaux, France, first inaugurated on 17 April 1780. It was in this theatre that the ballet La fille mal gardée premiered in 1789, and where a young Marius Petipa staged some of his first ballets. 600 m · theater in Bordeaux (Gironde) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_de_Bordeaux) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Place Gambetta 2. Cathédrale St-André Grand church built from 1170 in Gothic style. 3. Musée des Beaux-Arts 20 Cours d'Albret (west side of Hotel de Ville, but you need to enter from C d'Albret. 4. Place de la Bourse You can also admire their reflections in the Water Mirror on the other side of the boulevard: it's a thin skin of water so in warm weather children scamper through it. From [Wikivoyage: Bordeaux](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bordeaux), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do National Opera is on Place de la Comédie, 100 m south of Place des Quinconces. As well as opera it hosts ballet and musicals. Jeux Barjo, 12 Rue Saint-James (100 m north of Grosse Cloche),. Tue-Sat 14:00-00:00, Sun 14:00-22:00. Bar specialising in board games ancient and modern: you pay for either one long or three short games. Staff assist if you want to try a game you're not familiar with. From [Wikivoyage: Bordeaux](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bordeaux), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Chat Noir Cha Vert, 47 Rue des Faures (north side of Basilique Saint-Michel),. Pleasant place for light bites and views of the basilica. Beirut Kitchen, 8 Quai de la Grave (east side of Basilique Saint-Michel),. Wed-Fri 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00, Sat Sun 12:00-22:00. Good mezze and other Levantine fare. Chez Ta Mère, 12 Rue Camille Sauvageau (50 m south of Basilique Saint-Michel),. Tue-Sat 18:30-02:00. 1. Le Café du Port Great views of Pont de Pierre and the left riverbank. 2. L'entrecôte A city institution, no reservations and you'll probably have a long wait in line. 3. Couleur Cafe Mostly positive reviews for this bistro by the cathedral. 4. Chez Faty MAMACAM, 83 Cr Victor Hugo (Porte de Bourgogne A D ),. 5. Restaurant Soléna 5 Rue Chauffour (Tram Line A),. From [Wikivoyage: Bordeaux](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bordeaux), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Bordeaux **Airports:** Bordeaux–Mérignac (BOD), 11 km · Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS), 205 km · Bilbao (BIO), 253 km\ **Stations:** port of the Moon, 600 m · Bordeaux-Saint-Jean railway station, 2.5 km · Gare de Pessac, 5.7 km · Gare de Bègles, 4.9 km · Quinconces tram stop, 700 m\ - Toulouse/Blagnac → Bordeaux 207 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · €24–34 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/toulouse-blagnac-to-bordeaux) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Toulouse%2FBlagnac&to=Bordeaux) - Nantes → Bordeaux 275 km · quickest by road, 3h 49m · €35–49 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nantes-to-bordeaux) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nantes&to=Bordeaux) - Clermont-Ferrand → Bordeaux 305 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · €37–50 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/clermont-ferrand-to-bordeaux) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Clermont-Ferrand&to=Bordeaux) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Bordeaux) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Bordeaux Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bordeaux. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in They also run direct but not daily from Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon and Algeciras (for Morocco ferries). - Get around The river-bus BAT³ or Batcub runs from Stalingrad/Quai de Queyries on the east bank, northward along the west bank to Quinconces, Les Hangars and Cite du Vins, finally to Lormont (east bank, beneath Pont Aquitaine.) Ferries run every 45 min, 7 days a week, with the complete run taking 40 min. From [Wikivoyage: Bordeaux](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bordeaux), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 652 km 2. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 663 km 3. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 767 km 4. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 820 km 5. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 1,021 km If you know how people move in Bordeaux – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cbordeaux&title=Bordeaux&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fbordeaux), and the note gets an entry. 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