How to find cheap flights to Bordeaux Merignac Airport (BOD)
The lowest price currently available for a one-way flight to Bordeaux Merignac Airport is R 6,903. A round-trip plane ticket to BOD right now is R 13,297.
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To pick up cheap tickets to Bordeaux, where Bordeaux Merignac Airport is located, book one month before your journey. That's the general recommendation for scoring the best bargains.
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Best time to go to Bordeaux
You can typically hop on the cheapest flight to Bordeaux in June.
If you can be flexible with your dates, use the 'Whole month' tool. You'll be able to find the cheapest month, and even day of the year, for flights to BOD.
Fly to Bordeaux in June if you want to go when it's busy. This is the most popular month for flights to BOD, but also when tickets are usually more expensive.
The quietest time of the year to go is January. Book your plane tickets to Bordeaux then and enjoy sightseeing at a slower pace.
With averages of between 14ºC (57ºF) and 31ºC (88ºF), August is when Bordeaux is warmest. Schedule your visit around your weather preferences to get the most out of your trip.
January sees the lowest temperatures, ranging from about 1ºC (34ºF) to 12ºC (54ºF).
With four days of rain on average, July is the driest month in Bordeaux.
January has the wettest weather. You can expect around nine days of rainfall if you're in town then.
Flying to Bordeaux Merignac Airport (BOD): What you need to know
Offering direct flights to Bordeaux Merignac Airport, these major airlines make reaching Bordeaux nice and easy:
Consider booking your BOD plane ticket with Aegean Airlines. It's the leader in on-time performance, with up to 100% of flights into this hub touching down on time.
BOD is in the UTC+1 timezone.
Crawl into bed shortly after your flight to BOD. Choose any of these stays near Bordeaux Merignac Airport and you'll be catching z's in no time:
Bordeaux Merignac Airport has a strong record of punctuality, with up to 83% of outbound flights completing their journey on schedule. That's good news whether you're catching a connection or flying home.
Getting to central Bordeaux from Bordeaux Merignac Airport (BOD)
BOD is located about 11 kilometres from central Bordeaux.
Once you've landed from your flight to BOD, the drive to the centre takes around 25 minutes.
Public transport will get you there in roughly 40 minutes.
If you'd like to stay close to the action in Bordeaux, book a room at one of these comfy hotels:
Bordeaux highlights
Jump off your flight to Bordeaux and find your way to these well-known attractions:
National Opera of Bordeaux: An impressive preview of all the city has to offer, this landmark is around 0.64 kilometres east of the centre.
Château La Mission Haut-Brion: Looking for more reasons to visit Bordeaux? This landmark brings in the crowds and is around 3 kilometres southwest of the city centre.
How to get to Bergerac from Bordeaux Merignac Airport (BOD)
Off to the nearby city of Bergerac? It's about 129 kilometres from BOD. It'll take you around 1 hour 25 minutes to get there by taxi or ride-share.
Public transport will get you to Bergerac in roughly 2 hours 50 minutes.
Travelling from Bordeaux Merignac Airport (BOD) to La Teste-de-Buch
La Teste-de-Buch is around 40 kilometres from Bordeaux Merignac Airport. If that's where you're going, the ride by public transport takes about 2 hours.
Getting there by car takes roughly 50 minutes.
Explore more of France
There's loads more of France ready to be uncovered. Around 225 kilometres southeast of Bordeaux, head for Toulouse. On the must-see list? Begin with Canal du Midi, Place du Capitole and Museum of natural History. The closest airport to this city is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS).
Nantes fits right into any adventure through France. You'll find it roughly 274 kilometres north of Bordeaux. Machines of the Isle Nantes, Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne and Basilique Saint Nicolas are visitor favourites. You can get here through Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE).
Say yes to more adventures in Angers. Roughly 290 kilometres north of Bordeaux, La Tapisserie De L'Apocalypse, Collegiale Saint-Martin and Place du Ralliement give you plenty of reason to visit.