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 83 lines:

13 high frequency (10–15 minute) services (LIANES),
11 main lines which have a service frequency from 15 to 30 minutes,
9 suburban services (COROL),
9 local services (CITÉIS),
13 lower frequency services,
12 special services (e.g. school services),
1 Night Line (called TBNight),
9 Flexo (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 and updates

This network commenced operation on 22 February 2010.
The network will be fully reviewed in september 2023 in order to match with new supply and demand (extension of tram lines, express bus lines, demands in peripheric lines ...) [1].

Current Network lines

Lianes

There are lines with high level of service (LIgne A Niveau Elevé de Service). These 13 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 7 am and 8 pm, with an identical service the Saturday morning and a connection to 2 lines of tram at least.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
1	Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Mérignac-Centre	1	TBM
2	Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Le Taillan-La Boétie	2	TBM
3	Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Saint-Médard-Issac, -Gare routière or Saint-Aubin-Villepreux	3	TBM
4	Bordeaux-Bassins à Flots <=> Pessac-Magonty or -Cap de Bos	4	TBM
5	Villenave-Piscine Chambéry <=> Bordeaux-Palais de Justice	5	TBM
7	Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac <=> Ambarès-Parabelle or -Quinsus	7	TBM
8	Bordeaux-Pellegrin <=> Gradignan-Centre	8	TBM
9	Bordeaux-Gare Saint Jean <=> Bordeaux-Brandenburg	9	TBM
10	Gradignan-Beausoleil <=> Bordeaux-Jardin Botanique	10	TBM
11	Villenave-Courréjean <=> Martignas-Les Pins	11	TBM
12	Bordeaux-Palais de Justice <=> Eysines-Hippodrome	12	TBM
15	Bordeaux-Centre commercial du Lac or Bruges-Camping international <=> Villenave-Courréjean or -Pont de la Maye	15	TBM
16	Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Mérignac-Les Pins	16	TBM

Main lines

The main lines have a frequency from 15 to 30 minutes. They function from 6 am to 9 pm.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
20	Bordeaux-Victoire <=> Talence-Thouars	20	TBM
21	Talence-Peixotto <=> Gradignan-Stade Ornon	21	TBM
22	Blanquefort-Frankton <=> Parempuyre-Fontanieu	22	TBM
23	Mérignac-Fontaine d'Arlac <=> Pessac-Romainville or -Toctoucau	23	TBM
24	Pessac-Bougnard <=> Bordeaux-République	24	TBM
25	Bordeaux-Brandenburg <=> Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions	25	TBM
26	Bordeaux-Quinconces <=> Bègles-Terres Neuves	26	TBM
27	Lormont-Buttinière <=> Bordeaux-Stalingrad	27	TBM
28	Bordeaux-Galin <=> Bordeaux-Stalingrad	28	TBM
29	Bordeaux-Préfecture <=> Eysines-Lycée Charles Péguy	29	TBM
30	Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Mérignac-Cimetière Intercommunal	30	TBM

Corol

These lines connect the peripheric city without passing by the center of Bordeaux. They function from 6 am to 9 pm.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
31	Gradignan-Village 5 <=> Bassens-Quai Français	31	TBM
32	Bouliac-Centre commercial <=> Cenon-Gare	32	Citram Aquitaine
33	Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Mérignac-Soleil	33	TBM
34	Mérignac-Les Pins <=> Bègles-Rives d'Arcins	34	TBM
35	Bordeaux-Cracovie <=> Talence-Peixotto	35	TBM
36	Le Haillan-Rostand <=> Villenave-Bourg	36	Kéolis Gironde
37	Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions <=> Saint-Aubin-Lycée Sud Médoc or -Villepreux	37	TBM
38	Mérignac-Phare <=> Blanquefort-Caychac or -Ecoparc	38	TBM
39	Mérignac-Les Pins <=> Pessac-Photonique	39	TBM

Citéis

The Citéis are proximity lines which connect districts of the same city. They have a frequency of 20 to 60 minutes and function from 6:30 am to 8 pm.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
40	Cenon-Beausite or Lormont-Lauriers <=> Lormont-Buttinière	40	TBM
41	Le Bouscat-Hippodrome <=> Bordeaux-Pelouse de Douet	41	TBM
42	Mérignac-Centre <=> Mérignac-Place Mondésir	42	TBM
43	Bègles-Lycée Vaclav Havel <=> Talence-Forum	43	Kéolis Gironde
44	Pessac-Unitec <=> Pessac-Candau	44	TBM
45	Le Bouscat-Place Ravezies <=> Bouliac-Centre commercial or -La Belle Etoile	45	TBM
46	Bordeaux-Grand Parc <=> Le Bouscat-Hôpital Suburbain	46	TBM
72	Eysines-Cantinolle <=> Bruges-Gare de Bruges	72	TBM
89	Bègles-Lycée Vaclav Havel (circular line near Lycée Vaclav Havel)	89	TBM

Local lines

Local lines have a frequency from 30 to 45 minutes. They function from 6:30 am to 8 pm.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
64	Artigues-Fonteraude <=> Lormont-Buttinière	64	TBM
67	Lormont-Buttinière (circular line near Buttinière)	67	TBM
71	Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Mérignac-Barbusse	71	Citram Aquitaine
73	Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions <=> Bruges-Zone de Fret	73	Kéolis Gironde
76	Bordeaux-Brandenburg <=> Parempuyre-Landegrand	76	Kéolis Gironde
80	Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Artigues-Tout Y Faut	80	TBM
83	Eysines-Cantinolle <=> Saint-Aubin-Pinsolles	83	Kéolis Gironde
84	Le Haillan-Rostand <=> Saint-Médard-ZA Picot	84	TBM
87	Pessac-Centre <=> Villenave-Piscine Chambéry	87	TBM
90	Bassens-La Chênaie <=> Saint-Louis-Belle Rive	90	Citram Aquitaine
91	Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Ambès-Escarraguel	91	Citram Aquitaine
92	Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Ambès-Saint-Exupéry	92	Citram Aquitaine
93	Lormont-Buttinière <=> Ambès-Fort Lajart	93	Citram Aquitaine

Spécific lines

The specific lines serve some schools and function only in school period.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
74	Bordeaux-Lycée Camille Juillan <=> Bordeaux-Gabriel Fauré	74	TBM
77	Blanquefort-Lycée du Bâtiment <=> Parempuyre-Landegrand	77	Kéolis Gironde
78	Blanquefort-La Renney or -Lycée Jean Monnet <=> Eysines-Le Plateau	78	Kéolis Gironde
79	Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc <=> Eysines-Le Grand Caillou	79	Kéolis Gironde
81	Martignas-Les Ecoles <=> Pessac-Lycée Pape Clément	81	Kéolis Gironde
82	Martignas-Centre <=> Mérignac-Lycée Daguin	82	Citram Aquitaine
85	Le Taillan-Tanaïs <=> Le Taillan-Lycée Sud Médoc	85	Citram Aquitaine
86	Gradignan-Lycée des Graves <=> Gradignan-Malartic or -Stade Ornon	86	Kéolis Gironde
88	Martignas-Souge <=> Mérignac-Lycée Daguin	88	Citram Aquitaine
94	Ambarès-Parabelle <=> Lormont-Iris	94	Citram Aquitaine
95	Ambarès-Parabelle <=> Ambarès-Collège Claude Massé	95	Citram Aquitaine
96	Saint-Louis-Belle Rive <=> Lormont-Iris	96	Citram Aquitaine

TBNight

TBNight (previously line 58) function from 1:30 am to 5:50 am, in order to substitue the whole network beetween campus, Victoire place and other nightclub districts on thursdays, fridays and saturdays night.


N.	Course	Link	Exploitant
58	Gradignan-Village 5 <=> Bordeaux-Base sous marine	TBNight	TBM

Flexo

Flexo lines have a regular frequency. They have a route fix which leads in a geographical area. In these zones, there are stops served automatically and stops on request. There exists 3-day Flexo and 6-evening ones, the line 75 is called Flexo Bouliac.


N.	Service	Course, zone	Link	Exploitant
49	Mondays to Fridays	Ambarès-Du Roy <=> Ambarès-Collège Claude Massé <=> Ambarès and Saint-Vincent zone	49	Citram Aquitaine
68	Saturdays	Lormont-Buttinière <=> Artigues-près-Bordeaux-Echangeur du Moulinat <=> zone including 64 and 67 bus stops	68	TBM
75	Mondays to Saturdays	Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Bouliac-Vettiner <=> Bouliac zone	Flexo Bouliac	Citram Aquitaine
50	Evenings	Bordeaux-Stalingrad <=> Ambarès-René Cotty <=> Bec d'Ambès zone	50	Citram Aquitaine
51	Evenings	Bordeaux-Galin <=> Artigues-Virecourt <=> Artigues zone	51	Kéolis Gironde
52	Evenings	Bordeaux-Galin <=> Bouliac-Vettiner <=> Bouliac zone	52	Kéolis Gironde
54	Evenings	Mérignac-Fontaine d'Arlac <=> Pessac-Bougnard <=> Pessac-Bersol zone	54	Kéolis Gironde
55	Evenings	Saint-Médard-République <=> Saint-Médard and Saint-Aubin zone	55	Kéolis Gironde
57	Evenings	Blanquefort-Frankton <=> Parempuyre-Libération <=> Parempuyre zone	57	Kéolis Gironde

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	TBM
Stade	Cenon-Gare <=> Bordeaux-Parc des Expositions-Stade Matmut Atlantique	Stade	TBM

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	TBM
Bus B	Same as Tramway B course	B	TBM
Bus C	Same as Tramway C course	C	TBM
Bus D	Same as Tramway D course	D	TBM

References

The new TBM network (FR)

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[1] The new TBM network (FR)