Lonely Planet Bordeaux Travel Guide
April to June, September and October are by far the loveliest months to visit. Days are comfortably warm in spring, flowers blossom and markets burst with local produce. The vendange (grape harvest) is a big reason to visit in autumn.
Getting to Bordeaux Near the Atlantic Coast in southwest France, Bordeaux is straightforward to get to from elsewhere in France and Europe. Dozens of airlines fly to/from its international airport, and the French capital is an easy, two-hour journey by train.
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online. Flights to Bordeaux The best price found from United Kingdom to Bordeaux is on February 25th, 2019, travelling with Ryanair. See more options, compare prices and book.
They used to call her the ‘Sleeping Beauty’, but – though she’s hit the snooze button a few times – Bordeaux is now wide awake and ready for action. The new LGV Sud-Ouest line, due for completion in mid- 2017, connects the city with Europe’s high- speed train network and cuts travel time from Paris to just two hours.
Its timing is perfect. Here, Lonely Planet author, Jean-Bernard Carillet, tells us more.
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