Rail Information.

London - Bordeaux

The easiest and most painless way to travel from London to Bordeaux is to take Eurostar to Lille and make a simple same-station interchange in Lille onto a direct TGV to Bordeaux, with no need to change trains and stations in Paris. Relax over a glass or two as you swish past the French countryside.

 

However, although this avoids the need to change trains and stations in Paris, there are only a few options each day, as shown below. Via Paris, there are hourly Eurostars to Paris (journey 2 hours 20 minutes) and hourly TGVs from Paris (Gare Montparnasse) to Bordeaux (journey 3 hours) - the train times via Paris aren't shown here, but you can easily check them using the online timetable at Rail Europe.

 

 

 

 

London - Bordeaux

 

Eurostar (30 min check-in)  

London St Pancras

Lille (Europe)          

Easy change at Lille onto a high-speed TGV...      

Lille (Europe)

St Pierre des Corps (Tours)

Poitiers

Angoulême  

Bordeaux

 

Fares

Combined Eurostar+TGV fares...

From £99 return 2nd class, £189 return 1st class from London to Bordeaux by Eurostar+TGV.

Children under 4 go free. Child aged 4-11 £42 one-way, £84 return. Youth fares (aged 12-25) start at £60 one-way, £89 return. Senior fare (60+) from £99 return.

Like air fares, the adult, youth & senior fares increase as the cheaper seats are sold, so book early and shop around for the cheapest departure.

 

                   London, St Pancras to Angouleme or Bordeaux