Getting to Aquitaine

With its long coastline opening out towards the rest of the world, Aquitaine lies at a crossroads between the routes linking Paris and Spain, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

The region is a major hub with rapid transport links to the rest of France, the major European cities, and the world.

By road

A10: Paris-Bordeaux
A62: Toulouse-Bordeaux
A63: Biarritz-Bordeaux
A 89: Clermont-Ferrand Bordeaux

Information, tolls, routes
Tel.: 33 (0)5 56 96 33 33
www.bisonfute.equipement.gouv.fr

By air

A large number of regional, national and international companies offer daily services in and out of the airports of Aquitaine. Paris is less than one hour away and the major European cities under 2 hours away by air.
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Information, fares, bookings

Bordeaux – Mérignac International Airport
Tel.: 33 (0)5 56 34 50 00
www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr

Biarritz International Airport
Tel.: 33 (0)5 59 43 83 83
www.biarritz.aeroport.fr

Pau – Pyrénées
International Airport
Tel.: 33 (0)5 59 33 33 00
www.pau.aeroport.fr

Bergerac-Dordogne-Périgord Airport
Tel: +33 (0)5 53 22 25 25
www.bergerac.aeroport.fr

By train

Full rail links backed up by the T.G.V. Atlantique high-speed train make Aquitaine a major communications hub. Paris is just 3 hours from Bordeaux, Nantes 4 hours, Lille 5 hours and Brussels 6 hours.

Information, fares, bookings
Tel.: 33 (0)8 36 35 35 35
www.sncf.fr

By sea

The ports of Bordeaux and Bayonne offer cruise ships the possibility of mooring right in the city centre.