Bus lines in Bordeaux

Bus lines in Bordeaux

The TBC ("Veolia Transportation") manages 88 regular bus lines in Bordeaux and the Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux:
* 69 normal lines ("day"),
* 6 express lines ("day"),
* 13 night lines.

The TBC also manages:
* the electric shuttle,
* the Créabus service.

The network was organized 5 July 2007 after extensions to lines A and B of the tramway, respectively from Mérignac-Centre et Pessac-Centre, then 31 May 2008 after the extension of Line A from La Gardette - Bassens - Carbon Blanc.

Day lines

The numbering of the bus lines are organized in the following manner:

* Lines 1 to 19 : Bordeaux centre, rive droite Sud ("Floirac, Bouliac, Cenon et Lormont"),
* Lines 20 to 29 : Secteur Sud (Bègles, Villenave d'Ornon"),
* Lines 30 to 39 : Lignes circulaires ("de périphérie à périphérie"),
* Lines 40 to 49 : Secteur Sud-Ouest ("Gradignan, Pessac, Talence et Mérignac"),
* Lines 50 to 59 : Secteur Ouest et Nord-Ouest ("Mérignac, Le Haillan, Le Bouscat, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, Le Taillan-Médoc, Eysines, Bruges, Blanquefort et Parempuyre")
* Lines 60 to 69 : desserte locale de la rive droite Sud (Floirac, Bouliac, Cenon et Lormont)
* Lines 70 to 79 : desserte locale du secteur Nord-Ouest,
* Lines 80 to 89 : desserte locale du secteur Ouest,
* Lines 90 to 99 : desserte de la rive droite Nord ("Bassens, Carbon-Blanc, Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Ambès et Ambarès-et-Lagrave").

Regular lines

Night lines

Lines run from 21:00 through 01:30:

{| class="wikitable droite"!N° !! Tracé !! Exploitant
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bgcolor="#ff0080" align="center"| S8 || Gare Saint-JeanVillenave-d'Ornon-Chambéry "ou" Rives d'Arcins||align="center"| TBC
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bgcolor="#ff8040" align="center"| S14 || Pessac Centre — Beaudésert (par Mérignac Centre) ||align="center"| TBC

Downtown electric shuttle

The downtown electric shuttle connects the place de la Victoire to the place des Quinconces, crossing the small roads of downtown. It covers areas including Gambetta, Saint-Pierre and Saint-Michel.

The shuttle runs from 08:00 to 19:00 every 12 to 15 minutes.

The line has no specific stops but stops on passenger demand. The service uses the same rates as buses and trams of the Tram and bus from the CUB.

This line is also chartered.

Créabus

Créabus is a demand responsive transport service of the TBC network. The service helps serve the communes of the CUB sparsely or not covered by traditional tram and bus lines. The service requires a reservation by telephone 1 month 1 hour prior to moving. The Créabus vehicle transports the passengers to a give point (home or bus stop) at a tram or express bus line. The service costs the same as a normal ticket for the TBC.e la CUB|TBC] .

Créabus serves the following communes:

* Artigues-près-Bordeaux,
* Bouliac,
* Lormont ("Village et Grand Tressan"),
* Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc,
* Saint-Médard-en-Jalles,
* Le Taillan-Médoc.


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