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Bordeaux: north side parking, then public transport to the center?

Old Sep 22nd, 2017, 06:35 AM
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Bordeaux: north side parking, then public transport to the center?

Having just seen how easy this is in Toulouse, with their metro, I am wondering if it is similarly easy in Bordeaux. I see that Bordeaux does not have a metro as such, but a tramway system. Does anyone know a good stop on the north, with adequate parking? What stop should be the one for the historic center? Thanks.
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Old Sep 22nd, 2017, 06:44 AM
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The logical stop for the center is the last stop which is in a park. The tram will follow the waterfront, giving a nice view of some of the classical buildings.

This will be the end of the line:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mksfca...7624394481445/ which is part of Place des Quinconces.
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I stayed right near the stop at Quinconces park and that's very convenient for walking around the center, it's only a few blocks to TI, Opera, etc. Several lines meet there, also.

The Bordeaux tramway system has a page with all the parking garage info near tram stops, some are by subscription, but this link should be open to all the public
https://www.infotbm.com/en/node/7196

Les Aubiers or the stop after Cracovie on line C seem to have a lot of places.
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Old Sep 22nd, 2017, 11:40 AM
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Quinconces.
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StCirq,

What was wrong with the previous references to the location?
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Old Sep 22nd, 2017, 08:53 PM
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Thanks for the helpful comments! Michael, I think that StCirq was just reinforcing Quinconces as the best end point.
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