Bus lines in Bordeaux

Summary

Bus lines in Bordeaux are managed by the Urban Community of Bordeaux Public Transport System (Transports Bordeaux Métropole) and Keolis company.
Their network comprises 124 lines:

  • 13 high frequency (10–15 minute) services (LIANES),
  • 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 (called TBNight)
  • 10 Flex' lines (flexible services which follow fixed routes to a location and then pick up or set down on demand in that location),
  • 2 shuttles for events in Arkea Arena or Matmut Atlantique stadium,
  • 4 lines for tramway maintenance (Relais).

History edit

  • The network was fully reviewed on 4 September 2023 in order to match with new supply and demand (extension of tram lines, express bus lines, demands in peripheric lines ...).
  • Changes between old network (which commenced operation on 22 September 2010) and new are still available here for a while.

Current Network lines edit

Lianes edit

There are lines with high level of service (LIgne A Niveau Elevé de 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 1 Keolis
2 Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Le Taillan-La Boétie 2 Keolis
3 Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Saint-Médard-Issac or Saint-Aubin-Villepreux 3 Keolis
4 Bordeaux-Palais de Justice <=> Pessac-Cap de Bos 4 Keolis
5 Bordeaux-Bassins à flots <=> Villenave-Chambéry or -Courréjean 5 Keolis
7 Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Ambarès-Parabelle 7 Cars de Bordeaux
8 Bordeaux-Pellegrin <=> Gradignan-Centre 8 Keolis
9 Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Bordeaux-Brandenburg 9 Keolis
15 Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Villenave-Courréjean 15 Keolis
16 Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Mérignac-Les Pins 16 Keolis
31 Pessac-Photonique or Gradignan-Beausoleil <=> Ambès-Saint Exupéry or Ambarès-Centre or Bassens-Quai Français 31 Keolis
35 Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean 35 Keolis
39 Eysines-Cantinolle or Saint-Médard-ZA Picot <=> Villenave-Pyrénées or Pessac-Photonique 39 Keolis

Main lines edit

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 20 Keolis
21 Talence-Peixotto <=> Gradignan-Beausoleil 21 Keolis
22 Blanquefort-Frankton <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu 22 Keolis
23 Le Bouscat-Hippodrome <=> Bègles-Rives d'Arcins 23 Keolis
24 Pessac-Romainville <=> Bordeaux-Porte de Bourgogne 24 Keolis
25 Bordeaux-Cité du Vin <=> Bouliac-Belle Etoile or -Centre commercial 25 Citram
26 Martignas-Les Pins <=> Mérignac-Lycée Daguin 26 Keolis
27 Lormont-Buttinière or Cenon-Gare <=> Le Bouscat-Place Ravezies 27 Keolis
28 Bordeaux-Galin <=> Bordeaux-Stalingrad 28 Keolis
29 Carbon-Blanc-La Gardette <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive or Ambarès-Bernatet 29 Keolis

Lines edit

These lines connect the peripheric cities to another ones and Bordeaux. They function from 6 am to 9 pm.

N. Course Link Exploitant
30 Mérignac-BA 106 or Pessac-Centre <=> Saint-Médard-Galaxie 30 Keolis
32 Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Bordeaux-Brandenburg 32 Citram
33 Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Mérignac-Aéroport 33 Keolis
34 Mérignac-Les Pins <=> Pessac-Unitec 34 Keolis
37 Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions <=> Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc or -Villepreux 37 Keolis
38 Mérignac-Phare <=> Blanquefort-Caychac 38 Keolis
60 Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Bassens-La Chênaie 60 Keolis
61 Bordeaux-Jardin Botanique <=> Ambès-Escarraguel 61 Keolis
64 Artigues-Fonteraude <=> Lormont-Buttinière 64 Keolis
65 Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Artigues-Tout Y Faut 65 Keolis
66 Lormont-Lauriers <=> Lormont-Buttinière 66 Keolis
67 Lormont-Buttinière (circular line near Buttinière) 67 Keolis
69 Ambarès-Max Linder <=> Ambarès-Quinsus 69 Keolis
70 Bordeaux-Gambetta Mériadeck <=> Eysines-Lycée Charles Péguy 70 Keolis
71 Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Mérignac-Barbusse 71 Keolis
72 Le Haillan-Collège Emile Zola <=> Bruges-Gare or Bruges-Zone de Fret 72 Keolis
73 Le Bouscat-Hippodrome <=> Bègles-Rives d'Arcins 73 TBM
74 Mérignac-Fontaine d'Arlac <=> Gradignan-Stade Ornon 74 Keolis
75 Bordeaux-Brandenburg <=> Bruges-Gare 75 Keolis
76 Bordeaux-Brandenburg <=> Parempuyre-Landegrand 76 Keolis
77 Pessac-Bougnard <=> Pessac-Candau 77 Keolis
78 Mérignac-Fontaine d'Arlac <=> Pessac-Toctoucau 78 Keolis
79 Blanquefort-Gare <=> Blanquefort-Ecoparc 79 Keolis
80 Bordeaux-Palais de Justice <=> Gradignan-Stade Ornon 80 Keolis
81 Eysines-Cantinolle <=> Le Taillan-Stade Municipal 81 Keolis
82 Bordeaux-Patinoire <=> Le Bouscat-Hôpital Suburbain 82 Keolis
83 Eysines-Cantinolle <=> Saint-Aubin-Pinsolles 83 Keolis
84 Le Haillan-Rostand <=> Saint-Médard-ZA Picot 84 Keolis
85 Villenave-Chambéry <=> Bègles-Salengro 85 Keolis
86 Bordeaux-Patinoire <=> Bègles-Terres Neuves 86 Keolis
87 Pessac-Centre <=> Villenave-Piscine Chambéry 87 Keolis
89 Villenave-Pyrénées <=> Bègles-Lycée Vaclav Havel 89 Keolis
90 Villenave-Gare <=> Bègles-Lycée Vaclav Havel 90 Keolis

Direct lines edit

Direct lines are set in order to make some courses faster, skipping several stops.

N. Course Link Exploitant
51 Bordeaux-Gambetta <=> Mérignac-IMA 51 Keolis
52 Blanquefort-Gare <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu 52 Keolis
53 Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Ambès-Escarraguel 53 Keolis
55 Bordeaux-République <=> Pessac-ZA Magellan 55 Keolis
57 Bassens-Carbon-Blanc-La Gardette <=> Ambarès-Centre 57 Keolis

Scodi edit

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 s1 -
s2 Cenon-Collège Jean jaurès <=> Artigues-Fontderode s2 -
s3 Cenon-Collège Jean jaurès <=> Artigues-Parc du Peyrou s3 -
s4 Bègles-Collège Berthelot <=> Bègles-Noutary s4 -
s5 Floirac-Collège Mandela <=> Bouliac-Belle Etoile s5 -
s7 Lormont-Collège Lapierre <=> Lormont-Palombes s7 -
s8 Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Saint-Aubin-Genêts s8 -
s9 Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Saint-Aubin-Segonnes s9 -
s10 Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Saint-Aubin-Quatre Lagunes s10 -
s11 Le Haillan-Collège Le Haillan <=> Saint-Médard-Avenue du Haillan s11 -
s12 Saint-Médard-Collège d'Hastignan <=> Saint-Médard-Robespierre s12 -
s13 Saint-Médard-Collège d'Hastignan <=> Saint-Médard-Ambroise Paré s13 -
s14 Saint-Médard-Collège d'Hastignan <=> Saint-Médard-Julien s14 -
s15 Saint-Médard-Collège François Mauriac <=> Saint-Médard-Place Corbiac s15 -
s16 Saint-Médard-Collège François Mauriac <=> Saint-Médard-Villagexpo s16 -
s17 Le Haillan-Collège Le Haillan <=> Saint-Médard-Mazeau s17 -
s20 Eysines-Collège Albert Camus <=> Le Taillan-Foin s20 -
s21 Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Eysines-Le Grand Caillou s21 -
s22 Saint-Médard-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Le Taillan-Tanaïs s22 -
s24 Carbon-Blanc-Collège Simone Veil <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard s24 -
s25 Carbon-Blanc-Collège Simone Veil <=> Ambès-Saint Exupéry s25 -
s26 Carbon-Blanc-Collège Simone Veil <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard s26 -
s27 Lormont-Allende <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard s27 -
s28 Lormont-Iris <=> Ambarès-Parabelle s28 -
s29 Ambarès-Collège Claude Massé <=> Ambarès-Parabelle s29 -
s30 Lormont-Iris <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive s30 -
s32 Lormont-Esplanade François Mitterrand <=> Artigues-La Cascade s32 -
s33 Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Rue de Lyon s33 -
s34 Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Bazin s34 -
s35 Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Pessac-Zoo de Pessac s35 -
s36 Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Bellonte s36 -
s37 Mérignac-Collège de Bourran <=> Mérignac-Vallon s37 -
s38 Pessac-Collège Noës <=> Pessac-Cartier s38 -
s39 Pessac-Collège Noës <=> Pessac-Guilbaud s39 -
s40 Pessac-Collège François Mitterrand <=> Pessac-Lucildo s40 -
s42 Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Hameaux de l'Alouette s42 -
s43 Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Domaniales du Golf s43 -
s44 Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Les Chênes s44 -
s45 Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Fauvettes s45 -
s46 Pessac-Collège Alouette <=> Pessac-Cartier s46 -
s47 Talence-Henri Brisson <=> Talence-Stade Suzon s47 -
s48 Villenave-Collège Pont de la Maye <=> Villenave-Coin s48 -
s49 Villenave-Collège Pont de la Maye <=> Villenave-Place Pontac s49 -
s53 Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Les Pins s53 -
s55 Gradignan-Lycée des Graves <=> Gradignan-Malartic s55 -
s56 Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Souge s56 -
s57 Bordeaux-Gabriel Fauré <=> Bordeaux-Roger Allo s57 -
s58 Blanquefort-Lycée du Bâtiment <=> Parempuyre-Landegrand s58 -
s59 Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Campana s59 -
s60 Mérignac-Collège Les Eyquems <=> Mérignac-Happy Parc s60 -
s61 Lormont-Allende <=> Ambès-Fort Lajard s61 -
s62 Lormont-Iris <=> Ambarès-Parabelle s62 -
s63 Lormont-Iris <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive s63 -
s64 Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Girard s64 -

TBNight edit

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
  Gradignan-Village 5 <=> Bordeaux-Base sous marine TBNight Keolis

Flex' edit

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.[1]

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 (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Ravezies <=> Zones of Blanquefort, Bordeaux-nord, Bruges, Eysines, Parempuyre, Le Taillan
flex' N2 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière du Médoc <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Caudéran, Le Bouscat, Le Haillan, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Médard
flex' N3 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière Judaïque <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Ouest, Mérignac, Martignas
flex' N4 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière de Pessac <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Médoquine, Pessac, Gradignan
flex' N5 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière de Bègles <=> Zones of Bègles, Talence, Villenave
flex' N6 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Galin <=> Zones of Artigues, Bouliac, Cenon, Floirac
flex' N7 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Aristide Briand <=> Zones of Ambarès, Ambès, Bassens, Carbon-Blanc, Lormont, Saint-Louis, Saint-Vincent

Shuttles edit

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 Arena Keolis
Stade Cenon-Gare <=> Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions-Stade Matmut Atlantique Stade Keolis

Relais edit

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 A -
Bus B Same as Tramway B course B -
Bus C Same as Tramway C course C -
Bus D Same as Tramway D course D -

See also edit

Articles edit

External links edit

  • TBM
  • TBM lines
  • New TBM network at September 4th 2023 (FR)

Plans edit

  • TBM day bus network (since 05-02-2023) -
  • TBM evening bus network (since 05-02-2023) -

References edit

  1. ^ All about flex' network