Bordeaux Travel Resources

Hotel Studio

Hôtel Studio and its nearby annexes have over 40 rooms at truly unbeatable prices, working out cheaper than the cost of a couple of dorm beds at Bordeaux’ hostel for two people travelling together (though breakfast here costs extra).

All rooms have their own bathroom with toilet and circular shower. Sure, it’s basic: none of the buildings have lifts, and the identical blue-and-white rooms are pretty plain. But they’re comfortable, and a few have small balconies. Some rooms include English TV channels. Doors are deadlocked after midnight, but your room key or a security code will get you in. Fair warning if you’re feeling frisky: the buildings’ walls are paper-thin and sound echoes all too easily (so you might want to bring ear plugs). Breakfast is served in a cheerful room in the main building and offers a decent deal.

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Land Transport

Bus

Citram Aquitaine runs most buses to destinations in the Gironde and has an information kiosk (05 56 43 68 43; 1-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1.30pm & 5-8pm Sat) at esplanade des Quinconces.

Eurolines (05 56 92 50 42; 32 rue Charles Domercq; 7am-7.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm Sat) faces the train station.

Car

Rental companies have offices in the train station building, to the far left as you exit.

Train

Bordeaux is one of France’s major rail transit points. The station, Gare St-Jean, is about 3km from the city centre at the southern terminus of cours de la Marne.

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Rome colonised the Aquitaine region in 56 BC, naming the area 100km east of the Atlantic at the lowest bridging point on the River Garonne, Burdigala. From 1154 to 1453, after Eleanor of Aquitaine married would-be King Henry II of England, the city prospered under the English. Their fondness for the region’s red wine (known across the Channel as claret) provided the impetus for Bordeaux’s international reputation for quality wines. Centuries on, this reputation continues to flourish.

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