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How to travel by train from London to Bayonne, France
Travel by train from London to Bayonne in just over 7 hours by taking the Eurostar to Paris and then change stations to Paris Gare Montparnasse to catch a train to Bayonne.
Bayonne is in the southwest of France close to the Spanish Border where there are a range of wonderful places to visit including Vauban's ramparts, Saine-Marie Cathedral, Le Petit Bayonne and the Saint-André trinquet, and the Basque Museum.
Flight-free travel from London to Bayonne:
Journey Time: fastest from 7 hours 15 minutes
Sample timetable: Depart London 11.31am, arrive Bordeaux 7.47pm
Changes: 1
Transfer: Paris Gare du Nord to Paris Gare Montparnasse
Frequency of Departures: 12/day
Carbon emissions: 12.71kg (flight would be 70.43kg)*
Car hire at Bayonne Railway Station: Yes
Tickets provided by Trainline, which allows you to buy tickets for multiple train operators in multiple European countries. It does charge a small booking fee, but offers several useful facilities, such as a free email alert service to let you know as soon as bookings open for your chosen route so you can snap up the cheapest tickets when they become available.
How to book train tickets as part of a package with accommodation
If you want someone to book the whole journey for you or combine it with staying in hotels en route, get in touch with the travel agent Byway through its page for booking enquiries.
On Board Eurostar
For ticket types (Standard, Plus and Premier) and information on what it's like on board, see our Guide to Eurostar
What's the journey like?
You have to change stations in Paris from Gare du Nord to Montparnasse, which can take about half an hour on the Paris metro (though we recommend you leave at least 50 minutes for the entire transfer). See our guide to How to transfer between train stations across Paris.
Miss your connection?
Don’t panic. Railteam’s ‘Hop on the Next Available Train’ service means that if you have missed your connection because of a delay on the preceding leg of your journey, you’ll automatically be put on the next available high-speed train. NB Remember to get your ticket stamped by your Train Manager.
Stopover in Paris 🏠
If you want to break the journey and stay overnight to see a bit more of Paris while you're travelling through, there are lots of lovely places to stay conveniently near Brussels Gare du Nord.
Hotels close to Gare du Nord 🚉
Grand Hotel de Paris and Hôtel Kabanel are just a few minutes walk from Gare du Nord (and Gare de L'Est so also great if you're heading out east). Rooms from about €100 per night.
For more hotels close to the station see Hotels near Gare du Nord
Green Traveller's Top Pick 💚
Mob Hotel is a particularly environmentally friendly and socially conscious hotel that's in the heart of St Ouen, just a few miles north of Gare du Nord and close to the Garibaldi metro station (line 13). The hotel is all about being socially engaged within its neighbourhood (the artistic creations of local craftspeople are everywhere), but it also has strong eco credentials, such as water jugs rather than plastic bottles, refillable toiletries and organic cosmetics in the rooms. The restaurant is fully organic with a seasonal menu that draws on produce from farming cooperatives or direct from local producers (they also make their own honey and beer).
Eco-friendly hotels in Paris ✔️
If you're looking for other green hotels in the French Capital, then these have all been certified by an accredited ecolabel: Hotel Gavarnie (near the Eiffel Tower and Les Invalides Museum) | Hotel Le Pavillion (a former convent in the Saint-Dominique area) | Amélie Hotel (2-star) | Hôtel Malar (10 minutes from the Champs Elysees).
On arrival at Bayonne train station
Bienvenue à Bayonne! The Txik Txak network is an initiative to encourage car-free travel in Bayonne and throughout the Basque Country and the south of Landes. There are 16 bus routes to different areas of Bayonne, or from one town to another, including Boucau, Tarnos, Mouguerre, Anglet, Biarritz and Bidart. Some lines run as early as 6am and as late as 2am.
There are also two modern, electric tram lines:
Line T1 links the city centers of Biarritz and Bayonne directly in less than 30 minutes.
T2 line connects the south of the Landes region to downtown Bayonne.
Free electric shuttles also criss-cross the city. They run every day from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, except Sundays and public holidays.
Hotels in Bayonne
There are lots of hotels near to the station, see: Hotels near Bayonne train station or click on the map below:
More about Bayonne
Convieniently opposite Bayonne station, Bicicletta offers bicycles for hire, by the day, by week or longer, providing an easy way to reach downtown Bayonne or to the beaches of the Landes and Basque coasts. There's also the Pony App, where you can rent self-service, electrically-assisted 2-seater bikes.
