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
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
Lianes 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.CourseLinkExploitant1 Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Mérignac-Beaudésert 1 Keolis2 Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Le Taillan-La Boétie 2 Keolis3 Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Saint-Médard-Issac or Saint-Aubin-Villepreux 3 Keolis4 Bordeaux-Palais de Justice <=> Pessac-Cap de Bos 4 Keolis5 Bordeaux-Bassins à flots <=> Villenave-Chambéry or -Courréjean 5 Keolis7 Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Ambarès-Parabelle 7 Cars de Bordeaux8 Bordeaux-Pellegrin <=> Gradignan-Centre 8 Keolis9 Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Bordeaux-Brandenburg 9 Keolis15 Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Villenave-Courréjean 15 Keolis16 Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Mérignac-Les Pins 16 Keolis31 Pessac-Photonique or Gradignan-Beausoleil <=> Ambès-Saint Exupéry or Ambarès-Centre or Bassens-Quai Français 31 Keolis35 Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean 35 Keolis39 Eysines-Cantinolle or Saint-Médard-ZA Picot <=> Villenave-Pyrénées or Pessac-Photonique 39 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.CourseLinkExploitant20 Bordeaux-Brulatour <=> Mérignac-Cimetière Intercommunal 20 Keolis21 Talence-Peixotto <=> Gradignan-Beausoleil 21 Keolis22 Blanquefort-Frankton <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu 22 Keolis23 Le Bouscat-Hippodrome <=> Bègles-Rives d'Arcins 23 Keolis24 Pessac-Romainville <=> Bordeaux-Porte de Bourgogne 24 Keolis25 Bordeaux-Cité du Vin <=> Bouliac-Belle Etoile or -Centre commercial 25 Citram26 Martignas-Les Pins <=> Mérignac-Lycée Daguin 26 Keolis27 Lormont-Buttinière or Cenon-Gare <=> Le Bouscat-Place Ravezies 27 Keolis28 Bordeaux-Galin <=> Bordeaux-Stalingrad 28 Keolis29 Carbon-Blanc-La Gardette <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive or Ambarès-Bernatet 29 Keolis
Lines
These lines connect the peripheric cities to another ones and Bordeaux. They function from 6 am to 9 pm.
+N.CourseLinkExploitant30 Mérignac-BA 106 or Pessac-Centre <=> Saint-Médard-Galaxie 30 Keolis32 Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Bordeaux-Brandenburg 32 Citram33 Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Mérignac-Aéroport 33 Keolis34 Mérignac-Les Pins <=> Pessac-Unitec 34 Keolis37 Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions <=> Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc or -Villepreux 37 Keolis38 Mérignac-Phare <=> Blanquefort-Caychac 38 Keolis60 Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Bassens-La Chênaie 60 Keolis61 Bordeaux-Jardin Botanique <=> Ambès-Escarraguel 61 Keolis64 Artigues-Fonteraude <=> Lormont-Buttinière 64 Keolis65 Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Artigues-Tout Y Faut 65 Keolis66 Lormont-Lauriers <=> Lormont-Buttinière 66 Keolis67 Lormont-Buttinière (circular line near Buttinière) 67 Keolis69 Ambarès-Max Linder <=> Ambarès-Quinsus 69 Keolis70 Bordeaux-Gambetta Mériadeck <=> Eysines-Lycée Charles Péguy 70 Keolis71 Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Mérignac-Barbusse 71 Keolis72 Le Haillan-Collège Emile Zola <=> Bruges-Gare or Bruges-Zone de Fret 72 Keolis73 Le Bouscat-Hippodrome <=> Bègles-Rives d'Arcins 73 TBM74 Mérignac-Fontaine d'Arlac <=> Gradignan-Stade Ornon 74 Keolis75 Bordeaux-Brandenburg <=> Bruges-Gare 75 Keolis76 Bordeaux-Brandenburg <=> Parempuyre-Landegrand 76 Keolis77 Pessac-Bougnard <=> Pessac-Candau 77 Keolis78 Mérignac-Fontaine d'Arlac <=> Pessac-Toctoucau 78 Keolis79 Blanquefort-Gare <=> Blanquefort-Ecoparc 79 Keolis80 Bordeaux-Palais de Justice <=> Gradignan-Stade Ornon 80 Keolis81 Eysines-Cantinolle <=> Le Taillan-Stade Municipal 81 Keolis82 Bordeaux-Patinoire <=> Le Bouscat-Hôpital Suburbain 82 Keolis83 Eysines-Cantinolle <=> Saint-Aubin-Pinsolles 83 Keolis84 Le Haillan-Rostand <=> Saint-Médard-ZA Picot 84 Keolis85 Villenave-Chambéry <=> Bègles-Salengro 85 Keolis86 Bordeaux-Patinoire <=> Bègles-Terres Neuves 86 Keolis87 Pessac-Centre <=> Villenave-Piscine Chambéry 87 Keolis89 Villenave-Pyrénées <=> Bègles-Lycée Vaclav Havel 89 Keolis90 Villenave-Gare <=> Bègles-Lycée Vaclav Havel 90 Keolis
Direct lines Direct lines are set in order to make some courses faster, skipping several stops. +N.CourseLinkExploitant51 Bordeaux-Gambetta <=> Mérignac-IMA 51 Keolis52 Blanquefort-Gare <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu 52 Keolis53 Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Ambès-Escarraguel 53 Keolis55 Bordeaux-République <=> Pessac-ZA Magellan 55 Keolis57 Bassens-Carbon-Blanc-La Gardette <=> Ambarès-Centre 57 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.CourseLinkExploitants1 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 -s62Lormont-Iris <=> Ambarès-Parabelle s62 -s63 Lormont-Iris <=> St-Louis-Belle Rive s63 -s64 Mérignac-Lycée Daguin <=> Martignas-Girard s64 -
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.CourseLinkExploitant Gradignan-Village 5 <=> Bordeaux-Base sous marine TBNight 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.All about flex' network
+N.ServiceCourse, zoneflex' Aéro Mondays to Fridays Mérignac-Aéroport <=> St-Médard <=> St-Aubinflex' Artigues Saturdays Lormont-Buttinière <=> Artigues-près-Bordeaux-Echangeur du Moulinat <=> zone including 64, 66 and 67 bus stopsflex' Bouliac Mondays to Saturdays Bouliac-Centre Commercial <=> Bouliac zone <=> Floirac-Arenaflex' Gare Mondays to Fridays Parempuyre, La Gorp, Bassens, Carbon-Blanc and Ambarès train stations <=> each zone around <=> Bec d'Ambès zoneflex' N1 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Ravezies <=> Zones of Blanquefort, Bordeaux-nord, Bruges, Eysines, Parempuyre, Le Taillanflex' N2 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière du Médoc <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Caudéran, Le Bouscat, Le Haillan, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Médardflex' N3 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière Judaïque <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Ouest, Mérignac, Martignasflex' N4 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière de Pessac <=> Zones of Bordeaux-Médoquine, Pessac, Gradignanflex' N5 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Barrière de Bègles <=> Zones of Bègles, Talence, Villenaveflex' N6 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bordeaux-Galin <=> Zones of Artigues, Bouliac, Cenon, Floiracflex' N7 Thursdays to Saturdays (2 bus) 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. +LineCourseLinkExploitantArena Bordeaux-Porte de Bourgogne <=> Floirac-Arkéa Arena Arena KeolisStade Cenon-Gare <=> Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions-Stade Matmut Atlantique Stade Keolis
Relais To replace tram service in maintenance, there are Relais bus line for each tramway line. +LineCourseLinkExploitantBus 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 Transports Bordeaux Métropole Bordeaux Tramway
External links TBM TBM lines New TBM network at September 4th 2023 (FR)
Plans TBM day bus network (since 05-02-2023) - TBM evening bus network (since 05-02-2023) -
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