Pass RailU27Wine2 Days
Bordeaux to Saint-Émilion with the Pass Rail: route, stops & what it costs
A Unesco waterfront, Europe’s tallest sand dune and the vineyards of Saint-Émilion — all on short TER hops from Bordeaux.
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Pass vs. single tickets
🎫 Pass Rail (u27)
€49
TER unlimited · 1h 25m total
🎟️ TER singles
€32
Bordeaux · Arcachon · Saint-Émilion
Route timeline
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Bordeaux
Stay 1 nightHighlights- Place de la Bourse — Classical facade mirrored in the world’s largest water mirror. Free to visit
- La Cité du Vin — Decanter-shaped museum ending in a rooftop tasting. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Cathédrale Saint-André — A Gothic cathedral standing beside the free-standing Pey-Berland bell tower. Free to visit
- MADD – Museum of Decorative Arts and Design — Bordeaux’s decorative-arts and design museum on rue Bouffard, partly reopened in April 2026 after four years of works that joined an 18th-century mansion to a former 19th-century prison with a glass-and-steel pavilion. Free to visit
- 🚆 TER · 50m2
Arcachon
Stay half dayHighlights- Dune du Pilat — A 100-metre sand mountain between forest and Atlantic. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Ville d’Hiver — Belle-Époque villas in the pine-shaded winter town. Free to visit
- Jetée Thiers & Front de Mer — A Belle-Époque pier and seafront promenade along the summer town. Free to visit
- Oyster Tasting at L’Aiguillon — Wooden cabanes shuck Arcachon Bay oysters beside the little fishing port. Book tour / ticket ↗
- 🚆 TER · 35m3
Saint-Émilion
Stay half dayHighlights- Monolithic Church & Vineyards — A church carved from solid rock amid Grand Cru slopes. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Cloître des Cordeliers — A ruined Gothic cloister where sparkling wine ages in the cellars below. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Tour du Roy — The square keep of the King’s Tower rewards the climb with a sea of vines. Free to visit
- Porte Brunet & Ramparts — A medieval gate and wall fragment on the quiet eastern edge of town. Free to visit
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Pass Rail worth it from Bordeaux to Saint-Émilion?
- 🎫 Pass Rail (u27) costs €49, versus 🎟️ TER singles at €32.
- How many stops are on the Bordeaux–Saint-Émilion route?
- 3 stops: Bordeaux, Arcachon, Saint-Émilion.