Sport, events, transport, business travel — all the news about Bordeaux from the road.
Bordeaux Privilège is with you for the Marathon de Bordeaux Métropole: transfers to the start line, support along the course, pick-up at the finish.…
Read the article →A declared march crosses the centre of Bordeaux on Saturday 31 October 2026 from 2.00 pm, running from place de la Bourse to place…
Read the article →The Jumping International de Bordeaux returns from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 February 2027 at the Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux. Four days of…
Read the article →France host Turkey (Türkiye) on Sunday 15 November 2026 at the Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, kick-off announced for 8:45 PM (to be confirmed by…
Read the article →On Sunday 11 October 2026 at 7 pm, Citroën unveiled the 2 CV Concept, the electric reinterpretation of its best known car. The reveal…
Read the article →From Bordeaux, the Basque coast fits into a single day. It’s 2 hr 15 of driving to Biarritz, fifteen minutes more to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, and…
Read the article →Bordeaux-Mérignac, BOD on your boarding pass, is a small airport by European standards. It still has three separate passenger terminals, and since September 2026…
Read the article →Getting around Bordeaux in your own car is no longer straightforward. A city centre that is largely pedestrian, parking that is scarce and expensive,…
Read the article →A business meeting is sometimes decided before you even walk into the room: arriving on time, relaxed, without having circled for twenty minutes looking…
Read the article →There is no shortage of days out around Bordeaux: the highest dune in Europe, ocean beaches stretching as far as you can see, water…
Read the article →For most people, booking a private driver means booking one journey: a pick-up point, a destination, a time. But some days do not fit…
Read the article →Arriving in Bordeaux without a car is easy. Leaving at six in the morning with the luggage is far less so. We work with…
Read the article →You land at Bordeaux-Mérignac in the early evening. Four people, five suitcases, and a holiday rental or campsite somewhere in the Périgord, the Landes…
Read the article →Bergerac Dordogne Périgord airport sits 122 km from Bordeaux by road — close enough for a same-day transfer, far enough that arriving without a…
Read the article →Biscarrosse-Plage is 84 km from Bordeaux — barely more than an hour and a quarter by road. Most visitors never find that out, because…
Read the article →The eclipse took place on Wednesday 12 August 2026. This article is kept as a record of the event: the actual times, why the…
Read the article →When the heat sets in, you don’t have to drive all the way to the ocean for a swim. The Gironde is full of…
Read the article →A day of water slides with the children is really a day you plan around the journey home: after hours in the water nobody…
Read the article →The French Basque Country is a little over two hours south of Bordeaux: far enough to feel like another country, close enough to enjoy…
Read the article →A private transfer between central Bordeaux and Bordeaux–Mérignac airport (BOD) is a fixed €50 in a private SUV (€80 in an 8-seater van). The…
Read the article →It’s the clash all of France has been waiting for: France vs Morocco, the quarter-final of the 2026 World Cup, this Thursday 9 July…
Read the article →Bordeaux-Mérignac airport (IATA code: BOD) is France’s 7th busiest airport, with nearly 7 million passengers carried in 2024. Located 12 km from the city…
Read the article →Between Bordeaux Saint-Jean station and Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, the distance is 12 km as the crow flies. On paper, 25 minutes is enough. In reality,…
Read the article →In summary: For a flight departing from Bordeaux-Mérignac before 7 am, you must be at the airport 2h to 2h30 before take-off. At that…
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