How to get 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 Aquitaine region is a major hub with rapid transport links to the rest of France, the major European cities, and the world.
Aquitaine by road
A10 : Paris-Bordeaux
A62 : Toulouse-Bordeaux
A63 : Biarritz-Bordeaux
A 89 : Clermont-Ferrand Bordeaux
Information, tolls, routes
Tel: 0033 556 96 33 33
Aquitaine 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.
Information, fares, bookings
Bordeaux – Mérignac International Airport
Tel: 0033 556 34 50 00
www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr
Biarritz International Airport
Tel: 0033 559 43 83 83
www.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Pau – Pyrénées
International Airport
Tel: 0033 559 33 33 00
www.pau.aeroport.fr
Bergerac-Dordogne Airport
Tel: 0033 553 93 33 00
aerobergerac@dordogne.cci.fr
| Aquitaine |
Bergerac |
Birmingham |
Flybe |
| Edinburgh |
Flybe |
| Exeter |
Flybe |
| Leeds |
Flybe |
| Liverpool |
Ryanair |
| London Gatwick |
Flybe |
| London Stansted |
Ryanair |
| Manchester |
Flybe |
| Nottingham East Midlands |
Ryanair |
| Southampton |
Flybe |
| Biarritz |
London Stansted |
Ryanair |
| Bordeaux |
Birmingham |
BmiBaby |
| Bristol |
Easyjet |
| London Gatwick |
British Airways |
| London Luton |
Easyjet |
| Manchester |
BmiBaby |
| Southampton |
Flybe |
| Pau |
London Stansted |
Ryanair |
BMI Baby, 0871 224 0224, www.bmibaby.com
British Airways, 0870 8509 850, www.britishairways.com
Easyjet, 0905 8210 905, www.easyjet.com
Flybe, 0871 7000 123, www.flybe.com
Ryanair, 0871 2460 000, www.ryanair.com
Aquitaine 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.
www.raileurope.co.uk
Aquitaine by sea
The ports of Bordeaux and Bayonne offer cruise ships, the possibility of mooring right in the city centre. |