--- title: "Bordeaux Travel Guide | Weather, Tips and Tours | Tourpublish" description: "Bordeaux travel guide with live conditions, transport tips, local knowledge and bookable wine tours, Saint-Emilion trips and city walks." canonical: https://tourpublish.com/destinations/france/bordeaux last_updated: 2026-10-16 content_type: page publisher: Tourpublish SIA --- > Bordeaux travel guide with live conditions, transport tips, local knowledge and bookable wine tours, Saint-Emilion trips and city walks. Tourpublish is the publishing layer above your reservation system, not a reservation platform. Every tour operator should be able to publish everywhere from one place. [Image: The Garonne riverfront and eighteenth century facades of Bordeaux] # Bordeaux Stone facades, tram lines and the vineyards half an hour away. Photo: [Mariette](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bordeaux_Place_de_la_Bourse_de_nuit.jpg) (Public domain) Currency Euro (EUR) 1 USD = 0.89 EUR Emergency number 15 17 / 18 / 112 / 114 also works Advisory level High degree of caution Global Affairs Canada Language French Local transport Tram TBM, four lines Yellow Thunderstorm Warning issued for France - Nord Moderate thunderstorm warning · Area: Nord · From 2026-10-16T22:00:00+00:00 · until 2026-10-17T22:00:00+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/FR) Yellow Thunderstorm Warning issued for France - Haute-Corse Moderate thunderstorm warning · Area: Haute-Corse · From 2026-10-09T14:00:07+00:00 · until 2026-10-09T22:00:00+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/FR) Yellow Wind Warning issued for France - Pas-de-Calais Moderate wind warning · Area: Pas-de-Calais · From 2026-10-09T14:00:07+00:00 · until 2026-10-09T22:00:00+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/FR) ## Good to know You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes France, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements) France follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements) The European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now being implemented across the Schengen area… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements) There are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of France. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements) Exercise a high degree of caution. Latest change: Laws and culture section – updated information on covering your face in public places. [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/france) Exercise a high degree of caution. Latest change: Laws and culture section – updated information on covering your face in public places. [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/france) Tram line A reaches the airport, and Paris is 2 hours away by TGV from Bordeaux Saint-Jean. Saint-Emilion is 35 minutes by train, and the station is a 20-minute walk from the village. The Miroir d'Eau opposite Place de la Bourse runs in cycles through the day and is best photographed at dusk. La Cite du Vin is worth the ticket, and it includes a glass on the top-floor belvedere. The city is flat and compact. A bike or the tram covers everything, no car needed until you head to the Medoc. ## Local knowledge Contributed by guides, operators and creators on the ground. Community advice, kept separate from official sources. Saint-Emilion by train Take the 09:00 from Saint-Jean, walk up to the monolithic church, taste at two small producers and be back for dinner in Bordeaux. Tour operator Chartrons over the centre Sunday morning market on the quay at Chartrons, oysters and white wine at 11:00, then the antique shops behind it. Local guide ## Frequently asked questions Yes. Saint-Emilion is reachable by train, and organised half-day tours collect from the tourist office for the Medoc and Graves. Usually late September into October. Chateaux are busy then, so book tastings well in advance. Three. Two for the city, one for a vineyard day trip. Cheaper than Paris across accommodation and restaurants, though top-tier chateau tastings can be steep. Yes. The historic centre is one of the largest UNESCO-listed urban areas in the world and it is entirely flat. For details about medical entry requirements and recommended vaccinations, see TravelHealthPro’s France guide. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. There are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of France. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Global Affairs Canada currently advises high degree of caution (level 2 of 4). Advice differs slightly between governments, so check your own country's advisory before you travel. For tour operators ## Run tours in Bordeaux? Publish them everywhere from one place. Tourpublish takes the tours already in your reservation system and publishes them to your website, social channels, messaging apps, AI assistants and marketplaces. - [Best tour operator software compared](https://tourpublish.com/best-tour-operator-software) - [How Tourpublish works](https://tourpublish.com/product) Sources and freshness Travel information last reviewed 16 October 2026. Compiled from [France Diplomatie - Conseils aux voyageurs](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/sitemap.xml?page=2) , [IATA Timatic](https://api.iata.org/timatic/v2) , [Open-Meteo](https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast) and Tourpublish Travel Intelligence . Always confirm entry rules and safety guidance with official government sources before you travel. Advisories, entry rules and alerts apply to France as a whole. Aggregated from official sources. Content is never rewritten - always display the publisher, publication time and original source link. 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