Access

Palais des congrès d'Arcachon,  Bd Promenadee Veyrier Montagnères, 33120 Arcachon

 The most simple access to Arcachon is by train from Paris:

• More than 20 fast TGV train each days connecting Paris to Bordeaux in 2 hours.
• More than 5 fast TGV trains each days connecting De Gaulle airport to Bordeaux in 3 and 1/2 hours.
• More than 20 local trains each days connecting Bordeaux to Arcachon in 50 minutes. These trains run every half-hour until 19:35, every hour until 22:35.

By air to Bordeaux airport: 12 daily flights from Paris Orly and 6 daily flights from Paris de Gaulle. From Merignac airport, there are several options:

1. Bus shuttle from Airport to Bordeaux train station, then local train to Arcachon.

2. Taxi from Airport to Pessac train station, then local train to Arcachon. These are the exact same trains as those leaving from Bordeaux, This option saves around 1 hour of travel compared to the previous one. The taxi ride takes only 10mn with fare of around 20€.

3. Taxi from Airport to Arcachon which are more expensive (around 110€ during day time and 150€ at night). 

4. Car rental at the airport.