direct, fastest service
TGV inOui, Ouigo, Intercités, TER · ~29/day
Route
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Journey times and carriers on this route.
direct, fastest service
TGV inOui, Ouigo, Intercités, TER · ~29/day
direct coach, budget alternative to the TGV
FlixBus · ~12/day
from €24.98
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Easy to get wrong
This corridor is shared by five different products — Ouigo, Ouigo Train Classique, TGV inOui, Intercités and TER — so not every one of the 29 daily departures is a fast TGV; check the product before assuming a two-hour journey.
sncf-connect.com · checked 2026-09-09
Hours
12 daily departures run between 01:40 and 23:15, with a minimum journey time of 5h35 — nearly three times the fastest TGV inOui but typically well under half the price.
flixbus.com · checked 2026-09-09
Where to go
Trains leave from three different Paris stations depending on the service — Montparnasse Hall 1 & 2, Massy TGV, or Paris Austerlitz — but all arrive at the same Bordeaux Saint-Jean station.
sncf-connect.com · checked 2026-09-09
Where to go
The Bordeaux end drops at Saint-Jean (Paludate), not the same forecourt as the TGV's Bordeaux Saint-Jean rail station, plus alternative stops at Floirac Dravemont and Pessac — worth checking which one a specific ticket uses before arranging onward transport.
flixbus.com · checked 2026-09-09