Bus lines in Bordeaux
Bus lines in Bordeaux are managed by the Urban Community of Bordeaux Public Transport System and Keolis company.
Their network comprises 124 lines:
- 13 high frequency services,
- 10 main lines which have a service frequency from 15 to 30 minutes,
- 33 other lines,
- 54 special lines reserved for school, called Scodi
- 5 direct lines,
- 1 Night Line
- 10 Flex' lines,
- 2 shuttles for events in Arkea Arena or Matmut Atlantique stadium,
- 4 lines for tramway maintenance.
History
- The network was fully reviewed on 4 September 2023 in order to match with new supply and demand.
- Changes between old network and new are still available for a while.
Current Network lines
Lianes
There are lines with high level of service. These lines constitute with the tram, the main axes of the network. They function from 5 am to midnight or 1 am with a 10- to 15-minute fréquency between 5:30 am and midnight, with an identical service the Saturday morning and a connection to 2 lines of tram at least. On board service is available after 10 pm.| N. | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| 1 | Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Mérignac-Beaudésert | Keolis | |
| 2 | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Le Taillan-La Boétie | Keolis | |
| 3 | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Saint-Médard-Issac or Saint-Aubin-Villepreux | Keolis | |
| 4 | Bordeaux-Palais de Justice <=> Pessac-Cap de Bos | Keolis | |
| 5 | Bordeaux-Bassins à flots <=> Villenave-Chambéry or -Courréjean | Keolis | |
| 7 | Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Ambarès-Parabelle | Cars de Bordeaux | |
| 8 | Bordeaux-Pellegrin <=> Gradignan-Centre | Keolis | |
| 9 | Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Bordeaux-Brandenburg | Keolis | |
| 15 | Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Villenave-Courréjean | Keolis | |
| 16 | Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Mérignac-Les Pins | Keolis | |
| 31 | Pessac-Photonique or Gradignan-Beausoleil <=> Ambès-Saint Exupéry or Ambarès-Centre or Bassens-Quai Français | Keolis | |
| 35 | Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean | Keolis | |
| 39 | Eysines-Cantinolle or Saint-Médard-ZA Picot <=> Villenave-Pyrénées or Pessac-Photonique | Keolis |
Main lines
The main lines have a frequency from 15 to 30 minutes. They function from 5 am to midnight. On board service is available after 10 pm.| N. | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| 20 | Bordeaux-Brulatour <=> Mérignac-Cimetière Intercommunal | Keolis | |
| 21 | Talence-Peixotto <=> Gradignan-Beausoleil | Keolis | |
| 22 | Blanquefort-Frankton <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu | Keolis | |
| 23 | Le Bouscat-Hippodrome <=> Bègles-Rives d'Arcins | Keolis | |
| 24 | Pessac-Romainville <=> Bordeaux-Porte de Bourgogne | Keolis | |
| 25 | Bordeaux-Cité du Vin <=> Bouliac-Belle Etoile or -Centre commercial | Citram | |
| 26 | Martignas-Les Pins <=> Mérignac-Lycée Daguin | Keolis | |
| 27 | Lormont-Buttinière or Cenon-Gare <=> Place Ravezies [- Le Bouscat tram stop|Le Bouscat-Place Ravezies] | Keolis | |
| 28 | Bordeaux-Galin <=> Bordeaux-Stalingrad | Keolis | |
| 29 | Carbon-Blanc-La Gardette <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive or Ambarès-Bernatet | Keolis |
Lines
These lines connect the peripheric cities to another ones and Bordeaux. They function from 6 am to 9 pm.Direct lines
Direct lines are set in order to make some courses faster, skipping several stops.| N. | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| 51 | Bordeaux-Gambetta <=> Mérignac-IMA | Keolis | |
| 52 | Blanquefort-Gare <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu | Keolis | |
| 53 | Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Ambès-Escarraguel | Keolis | |
| 55 | Bordeaux-République <=> Pessac-ZA Magellan | Keolis | |
| 57 | Bassens-Carbon-Blanc-La Gardette <=> Ambarès-Centre | Keolis |
Scodi
Scodi lines serve schools and function only in school period. Reserved for pupils, inscriptions to take these lines are set every summer.| N. | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| s1 | Cenon-Collège Jean jaurès <=> Artigues-Fontderode | - | |
| s2 | Cenon-Collège Jean jaurès <=> Artigues-Fontderode | - | |
| s3 | Cenon-Collège Jean jaurès <=> Artigues-Parc du Peyrou | - | |
| s4 | Bègles-Collège Berthelot <=> Bègles-Noutary | - | |
| s5 | Floirac-Collège Mandela <=> Bouliac-Belle Etoile | - | |
| s7 | Lormont-Collège Lapierre <=> Lormont-Palombes | - | |
| s8 | Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Saint-Aubin-Genêts | - | |
| s9 | Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Saint-Aubin-Segonnes | - | |
| s10 | Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Saint-Aubin-Quatre Lagunes | - | |
| s11 | Le Haillan-Collège Le Haillan <=> Saint-Médard-Avenue du Haillan | - | |
| s12 | Saint-Médard-Collège d'Hastignan <=> Saint-Médard-Robespierre | - | |
| s13 | Saint-Médard-Collège d'Hastignan <=> Saint-Médard-Ambroise Paré | - | |
| s14 | Saint-Médard-Collège d'Hastignan <=> Saint-Médard-Julien | - | |
| s15 | Saint-Médard-Collège François Mauriac <=> Saint-Médard-Place Corbiac | - | |
| s16 | Saint-Médard-Collège François Mauriac <=> Saint-Médard-Villagexpo | - | |
| s17 | Le Haillan-Collège Le Haillan <=> Saint-Médard-Mazeau | - | |
| s20 | Eysines-Collège Albert Camus <=> Le Taillan-Foin | - | |
| s21 | Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Eysines-Le Grand Caillou | - | |
| s22 | Saint-Médard-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Le Taillan-Tanaïs | - | |
| s24 | Carbon-Blanc-Collège Simone Veil <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard | - | |
| s25 | Carbon-Blanc-Collège Simone Veil <=> Ambès-Saint Exupéry | - | |
| s26 | Carbon-Blanc-Collège Simone Veil <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard | - | |
| s27 | Lormont-Allende <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard | - | |
| s28 | Lormont-Iris <=> Ambarès-Parabelle | - | |
| s29 | Ambarès-Collège Claude Massé <=> Ambarès-Parabelle | - | |
| s30 | Lormont-Iris <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive | - | |
| s32 | Lormont-Esplanade François Mitterrand <=> Artigues-La Cascade | - | |
| s33 | Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Rue de Lyon | - | |
| s34 | Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Bazin | - | |
| s35 | Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Pessac-Zoo de Pessac | - | |
| s36 | Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Bellonte | - | |
| s37 | Mérignac-Collège de Bourran <=> Mérignac-Vallon | - | |
| s38 | Pessac-Collège Noës <=> Pessac-Cartier | - | |
| s39 | Pessac-Collège Noës <=> Pessac-Guilbaud | - | |
| s40 | Pessac-Collège François Mitterrand <=> Pessac-Lucildo | - | |
| s42 | Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Hameaux de l'Alouette | - | |
| s43 | Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Domaniales du Golf | - | |
| s44 | Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Les Chênes | - | |
| s45 | Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Fauvettes | - | |
| s46 | Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Cartier | - | |
| s47 | Talence-Henri Brisson <=> Talence-Stade Suzon | - | |
| s48 | Villenave-Collège Pont de la Maye <=> Villenave-Coin | - | |
| s49 | Villenave-Collège Pont de la Maye <=> Villenave-Place Pontac | - | |
| s53 | Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Les Pins | - | |
| s55 | Gradignan-Lycée des Graves <=> Gradignan-Malartic | - | |
| s56 | Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Souge | - | |
| s57 | Bordeaux-Gabriel Fauré <=> Bordeaux-Roger Allo | - | |
| s58 | Blanquefort-Lycée du Bâtiment <=> Parempuyre-Landegrand | - | |
| s59 | Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Campana | - | |
| s60 | Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Happy Parc | - | |
| s61 | Lormont-Allende <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard | - | |
| s62 | Lormont-Iris <=> Ambarès-Parabelle | - | |
| s63 | Lormont-Iris <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive | - | |
| s64 | Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Girard | - |
TBNight
The line TBNight functions from 1:30 am to 5:50 am, in order to substitute the whole network between campus, Victoire place and other nightclub districts on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays night.| N. | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| 40px | Gradignan-Village 5 <=> Bordeaux-Base sous marine | Keolis |
Flex'
Flex' lines have a route fix which leads in a geographical area. In these zones, there are stops served automatically and stops on request.There exists 4-day flex' lines, which have a regular frequency, and 7-evening ones which have only 2 departures at 2:00 am and 4:00 am from Quinconces station.
All details here.
| N. | Service | Course, zone |
| flex' Aéro | Mondays to Fridays | Mérignac-Aéroport <=> St-Médard <=> St-Aubin |
| flex' Artigues | Saturdays | Lormont-Buttinière <=> Artigues-près-Bordeaux-Echangeur du Moulinat <=> zone including 64, 66 and 67 bus stops |
| flex' Bouliac | Mondays to Saturdays | Bouliac-Centre Commercial <=> Bouliac zone <=> Floirac-Arena |
| flex' Gare | Mondays to Fridays | Parempuyre, La Gorp, Bassens, Carbon-Blanc and Ambarès train stations <=> each zone around <=> Bec d'Ambès zone |
| flex' N1 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Ravezies <=> Zones of Blanquefort, Bordeaux-nord, Bruges, Eysines, Parempuyre, Le Taillan |
| flex' N2 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière du Médoc <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Caudéran, Le Bouscat, Le Haillan, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Médard |
| flex' N3 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière Judaïque <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Ouest, Mérignac, Martignas |
| flex' N4 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière de Pessac <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Médoquine, Pessac, Gradignan |
| flex' N5 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière de Bègles <=> Zones of Bègles, Talence, Villenave |
| flex' N6 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Galin <=> Zones of Artigues, Bouliac, Cenon, Floirac |
| flex' N7 | Thursdays to Saturdays | Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Aristide Briand <=> Zones of Ambarès, Ambès, Bassens, Carbon-Blanc, Lormont, Saint-Louis, Saint-Vincent |
Shuttles
When there are events at Arkéa Arena or at Matmut Atlantique, shuttles are set up by TBM.| Line | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| Arena | Bordeaux-Porte de Bourgogne <=> Floirac-Arkéa Arena | Keolis | |
| Stade | Cenon-Gare <=> Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions-Stade Matmut Atlantique | Keolis |
Relais
To replace tram service in maintenance, there are Relais bus line for each tramway line.| Line | Course | Link | Exploitant |
| Bus A | Same as Tramway A course | - | |
| Bus B | Same as Tramway B course | - | |
| Bus C | Same as Tramway C course | - | |
| Bus D | Same as Tramway D course | - |