Access to the congress venue
Conference venue
‘Palais des Congrès’ of Bordeaux
‘Espace Pluriel’
Avenue Jean-Gabriel Domergue
33300 Bordeaux - France
Tel: +33 5 56 11 99 00
For more information on how to get around Bordeaux:
sedeplacer.bordeaux-metropole
Travel by public transport
Tramway
- Line C - Stop: ‘Palais des Congrès’, direct from ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’ train station (time: 40 minutes) and the city center.
Bicycle
- ‘Le Vélo libre service’ of Bordeaux: a station is located just in front of the ‘Palais des Congrès’.
From Bordeaux-Mérignac airport
- A shuttle bus ‘La navette 30’DIRECT’ (direct, no intermediate stops) links the airport with ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’ train station in 30 minutes. Then take the tramway (Line C) to the ‘Palais des Congrès’ stop.
- The ‘Lianes 1+’ bus line of the Bordeaux Métropole (TBM) streetcar and bus network also provides a link between the airport and Bordeaux Saint-Jean train station.
TBM: Transports Bordeaux Métropole (public transport): infotbm.com/en
Coming by car
The Palais des Congrès is located in the heart of the ‘Bordeaux Lac’ business district.
Via A10 or A630:
- Take the ‘Rocade’ towards ‘Bordeaux-Lac / Parc des Expositions’.
- Exit ‘Rocade 4, 4A and 4B’.
Parking
Free parking on the congress site. P1: 416 spaces - P2: 495 spaces - P3: 225 spaces - P4: 80 spaces.
Paid parking lots in town: bordeaux-metropole/Parcs-de-stationnement
How to reach to Bordeaux
By car
Bordeaux is served by an extensive road network, with 4 freeways linking Bordeaux to the whole of France and Spain:
- A10 highway: from Paris and the western and northern regions via Poitiers, Nantes, Orléans.
- A62 highway: from the Mediterranean via Toulouse, Montauban and Agen.
- A63 highway: from Spain via Bayonne and Dax.
- A89 highway: from the south-east and east via Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand and Périgueux.
Distance Bordeaux: > Arcachon: 70 km ; > Bayonne: 190 km ; > Biarritz: 200 km ; > Nantes: 350 km ; > Lyon: 590 km ; > Paris: 590 km.
Take the ‘Rocade’ to bypass the city and link up with the main roads and reception facilities in the city center and ‘Bordeaux Lac’ district.
Traffic info: Bison Futé
Your itinerary: Mappy - GoogleMap
By train
Train station ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’
The station is 10 minutes from the city center. It provides direct access to the conference venue in just a few tramway stations (40 min).
- 33 round-trip TGV services Bordeaux / Paris per day (2h04),
- 4 return trips Bordeaux / Lille per day,
- 2 return trips Bordeaux / Strasbourg per day,
- 200 TER (regional express trains) linking Bordeaux to all Aquitaine cities.
For more informations: sncf-connect.com/en-en/ - www.ter.sncf.com - ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’ train station
By plane
Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport
The airport is located 12 km west of Bordeaux. It covers 32 scheduled routes (and over 60 charter flights) to major French regions and European cities, as well as 24 international destinations. Some twenty flights connect daily to Paris.
For more informations: www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en
Air France (Airline company)
Tel: +33 (0)892 702 654 from abroad - www.airfrance.fr/en
You can benefit from the special congress rate (-10%, on a wide range of public rates on all AIR FRANCE, KLM flights and their code-share flights) if you book via the following link: http://globalmeetings.airfranceklm.com/Search/promoDefault.aspx?vendor=AFR&promocode=50391AF
Download Flyer (PDF)
Shuttle bus service to/from ‘Bordeaux-Mérignac’ airport
Regular shuttle buses provide connections to ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’ train station. Departing from Hall B, these direct shuttles with no intermediate stops take you to the ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’ train station in 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
The shuttle bus ‘La navette 30’DIRECT’ - Buy ticket online - Schedules: 30direct.com/en/
The ‘Lianes 1+’ bus line of the Bordeaux Métropole streetcar and bus network provides a link between the airport and ‘Bordeaux Saint-Jean’ train station as well as direct access to the city center. Leaving from Hall B (at gate 7).
TBM (public transport): Itinerary - Schedules: www.infotbm.com
Taxis
TAXI 33: Central Taxi Bordeaux - Tel: +33 5 56 74 95 06 (24/7) - taxi33.fr
Taxi Gironde - Tel: +33 6 09 27 51 26 (24/7) - taxi-gironde.wixsite.com/taxi
Taxi Aéroport Mérignac - Tel: +33 6 23 24 55 75 (24/7) - taxi-bordeaux.org