Bus lines in Bordeaux

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.	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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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	-

References

↑ All about flex' network

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