La Rochelle to Bordeaux Bike Tour

🙋 Common questions

• How much does the cycling tour from La Rochelle to Bordeaux cost?

  

  This 7-day self-guided tour starts from €948 per person in a double room in the Economic category (2-star and/or 3-star hotels), and from €1,212 per person in the Standard category (3-star and/or 4-star hotels). Prices vary by season, and a single room supplement applies when you travel alone in a room.

• When can I cycle from La Rochelle to Bordeaux?

  

  The tour departs every Saturday from 17 April to 9 October 2027. Late April to late June is mid season, the summer weeks from 26 June to 28 August are high season, and mid April plus September to early October are low season, with the lowest prices.

• How difficult is the bike tour from La Rochelle to Bordeaux?

  

  The tour is rated moderate. You will ride 5 stages of 35 to 70 km, about 280 km in total, with daily elevation gains between 120 and 300 m, mostly on cycle paths and small roads along the coast, the Gironde estuary and the vineyards. An e-bike is available for extra assistance.

• What is included in the La Rochelle to Bordeaux cycling tour?

  

  The package includes 6 nights in a double room with breakfast, luggage transfer between hotels (one bag of up to 20 kg per person), the Pont Transbordeur crossing in Rochefort, the boat crossing of the Gironde estuary on Day 6, a travel folder per room with travel plan, a navigation app showing points of interest, a 7/7 hotline and a personalised welcome briefing.

• What happens at the welcome briefing in La Rochelle?

  

  On the fixed Saturday departures you will be welcomed on site in person: the local team introduces the travel app, explains your bikes and fits them to you before you start pedalling. On any other departure day no welcome briefing is possible.

• Which bikes can I rent between La Rochelle and Bordeaux?

  

  You can rent a trekking bike or an e-bike for the 5 cycling days. The bikes are delivered to your hotel in La Rochelle before 9:30 am on your first cycling day. Helmets are not provided by default and are available on request only; a helmet is mandatory for children under 12.

• How do I get to La Rochelle and back from Bordeaux?

  

  From Paris Montparnasse, the TGV reaches La Rochelle in about 3 hours. At the end of the tour, trains connect Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle in about 2 hours 15 minutes and to Paris Montparnasse in about 2 hours 10 minutes by TGV.

• Is the room on the La Rochelle to Bordeaux tour a double or a twin?

  

  The package is priced in double rooms. Twin rooms are available on request with a small supplement per person. Breakfast is included every day, while lunches and dinners are not: you will find shops and restaurants along the route and receive restaurant suggestions for your evenings.