Looking for free parking spaces can be quite difficult, especially in big cities like Bordeaux. However, it is not impossible. I have looked for many free parking areas in the districts of Bordeaux in which you don’t have to spend a cent.
Quartier des Chartrons
Rue Borie
- Free parking is available at the end of the street.
Public transportation:
- Berthelot bus stop (Bus line 4, 4 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 7.46am to 8.19pm)
- Tramway line B at the Chartrons stop, destination Quinconces (Operating hours: 5.15am to 00.45am)
Rue Prunier
- Street located at the intersection of rue Prunier and Cours Saint-Louis.
Public transportation:
- Gaussen bus stop (Bus line 4, 4 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 7.45am to 8.18pm)
- Tramway line C at the Camille Godard stop, destination Jardin Public (Operating hours: 4.32am to 1.14am)
Cours Saint-Louis
Public transportation:
- Journu Auber bus stop (Bus line 4, 1 minute away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5am to 1.24am)
Cours du Médoc
Public transportation:
- Journu Auber bus stop (Bus line 4, 2 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5am to 1.24am)
Cité Chantecrit
Public transportation:
- Cité Chantecrit bus stop (Bus line 4, 2 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 4.58am to 1.22am)
- Wait for the Tramway line B at the Les Hangars stop, destination Quinconces (Operating hours: 5.03am to 4.07am)
Quartier de la Bastide
Rue Edouard Mayaudon
- Street located perpendicularly to Avenue Thiers.
Public transportation:
- Tramway line A from the Thiers-Benauge stop (4 minutes away from the parking area), destination Sainte Catherine (Operating hours: 5.19am to 9.04pm)
- Tramway line A from the Thiers-Benauge stop to the Porte de Bourgogne stop (Operating hours: 5.19am to 9.04pm), then take Tramway line D to the Fondaudège – Museum stop (Operating hours: 5.20am to 9.29pm)
Rue des Vivants
- Transversal to Rue de Lauzac and Rue André Degain.
Public transportation:
- Galin tram stop (Tramway line A, 5 minutes away from the parking area), destination Sainte Catherine (Operating hours: 5.17am to 9.02pm)
- Tramway line B at the stop La Cité du Vin, destination Quinconces (Operating hours: 5.11am to 4.05am)
Quartier Caudéran
Avenue Louis Barthou
Public transportation:
- Eglise de Caudéran bus stop (Bus line 2, 1 minute away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.12am to 12.51am)
- Bus line 3 at the Velodrome stop, destination Tourny (Operating hours: 6.06am to 12.35am)
Rue Bellus Mareilhac
Public transportation:
- Lestonnat bus stop (Bus line 2, 5 minutes away), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.11am to 12.50am)
- Tramway line D at the Courbet stop, destination Fondaudège – Museum (Operating hours: 5.23am to 1.04am)
Rue Taudin
Public transportation:
- Emile Dreux bus stop (Bus line 12, 7 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.07am to 12.37am)
- Tramway line D at the Courbet stop, destination Fondaudège – Museum (Operating hours: 5.23am to 1.04am)
Rue du Bocage
- Next to the Parc Bordelais
Public transportation:
- Parc Bordelais bus stop (Bus line 12, 6 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.09am to 12.39am)
- Tramway line D at the Courbet stop, destination Fondaudège – Museum (Operating hours: 5.23am to 1.04am)
- Bus line 26 at the Carnot bus stop, destination Tourny (Operating hours: 6.26am to 21.01am)
Quartier de Cardoze
Rue du Moulin Rouge
- Located between Rue Jules Ferry and Rue Judaïque.
Public transportation:
- Cité Administrative bus stop (Bus line 3, 5 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.48am to 1.12am)
- Bus line 16 at the Cité Administrative stop, destination Saint Seurin (Operating hours: 4.55am to 12.30pm)
Rue Bernard Adour
- Perpendicular to Boulevard du Président Wilson.
- At the intersection of Rue Verte, Rue Solle, and Rue de la Liberté.
- Parallel to Avenue de la République.
Public transportation:
- Barrière Judaïque bus stop (Bus line 3, 6 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.49am to 1.13am)
- Bus line 16 at the Cité Administrative stop, destination Saint Seurin (Operating hours: 4.55am to 12.30pm)
Avenue de la République
- Perpendicular to Boulevard du Président Wilson.
- Transversal to Rue Verte, Rue Solle, and Rue de la Liberté.
- Parallel to Rue Bernard Adour
Public transportation:
- Barrière Judaïque bus stop (Bus line 3, 9 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 5.49am to 1.13am)
- Bus line 16 at the Stade Batany stop, destination Saint Seurin (Operating hours: 5.10am to 12.43am)
Quartier de La Benauge
Rue Raymond Poincaré
Public transportation:
- Thiers-Benauge tramway stop (Tramway line A, 9 minutes away from the parking area), destination Sainte Catherine (Operating hours: 5.19am to 9.04pm)
- Take Bus line 31 from the Vincent stop to the Ste Croix stop (Operating hours: 6.21am to 8.57pm), then Tramway line D at the Sainte-Croix stop to the Fondaudège – Museum stop (Operating hours: 5.17am to 9.26pm)
Rue Camille Flammarion
Public transportation:
- Galin tramway (Tramway line A, 3 minutes away from the parking area) destination Sainte Catherine (Operating hours: 5.17am to 21.02am)
- Take Tramway line A from the Galin stop to the Palais de Justice stop (Operating hours: 5.17am to 9.02pm), then Bus line 12 at the Palais de Justice stop to the Tourny stop (Operating hours: 5.30am to 1.15am)
Rue Antoine Monier
Public transportation:
- Galin tramway stop (Tramway line A, 3 minutes away from the parking area) Sainte Catherine destination (Operating hours: 5.17am to 9.02pm)
- Take Tramway line A from the Galin stop to the Palais de Justice stop (Operating hours: 5.17am to 9.02pm), then Bus line 4 at the Palais de Justice stop to the Tourny stop (Operating hours: 5.34am to 12.54am)
Quartier du Grand Parc
Rue Pierre Trébod
Public transportation:
- Poirson bus stop (Bus line 15, 2 minutes away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 6.02am to 1.07am)
- Tramway line D at the Barrière du Médoc stop, destination Fondaudège – Museum (Operating hours: 5.25am to 12.46am)
Rue Henri Guillemin
- Located between Boulevard Godard and Avenue Emile Counord
Public transportation:
- Grand Parc tram stop (Tramway line C, 4 minutes away from the parking area), destination Jardin Public (Operating hours: 4:32 to 4:00)
- Take Bus line 9 from the Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord stop to the Barrière du Médoc stop (Operating hours: 5.09am to 12.29am), then Tramway line D at the Barrière du Médoc stop to the Fondaudège – Museum stop (Operating hours: 5.25am to 1.06am)
Rue du Docteur Albert Schweitzer
Public transportation:
- Place de l’Europe bus stop (Bus line 15, 8 minutes away), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 6.03am to 1.08am)
- Take Bus line 9 from the Calixte Camelle stop to the Barrière du Médoc stop (Operating hours: 5.09am to 12.29am), then Tramway line D at the Barrière du Médoc stop to the Fondaudège – Museum stop (Operating hours: 5.25am to 1.06am)
Place de l’Europe
- A parking lot is available at this location, near a bus stop.
Public transportation:
- Place de l’Europe bus stop (Bus line 15, 1 minute away from the parking area), destination Tourny (Operating hours: 6.03am to 1.08am)
- Tramway line C at the Grand Parc stop, destination Jardin Public (Operating hours: 6.35am to 12.40am)
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