6 boats and three routes connect you to Lormont, Bordeaux, and Bègles!
You can check the passing schedules for each Le Bato line by clicking on the icon for each route below.
9 docks served depending on the lines: LORMONT BAS and CITÉ DU VIN, LES HANGARS, BASTIDE-DARWIN, QUINCONCES-JEAN-JAURÈS and STALINGRAD, BENAUGE, BELVEDÈRE, and PORT DE BÈGLES, with multiple connections. More info below!
Three routes and nine docks on either side of the river |
Le Bato line map
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LE BATO 1 - Lormont Bas <-> Cité du Vin
Connections:
Bus 
and Le Vélo par TBM at Lormont Bas
Tram 
Bus Express 
Bus 
and Le Vélo par TBM at La Cité du vin
LE BATO 2 - Stalingrad <-> Les Hangars - Via Bastide-Darwin et Quinconces
Connections:
Tram and Le Vélo par TBM at Les Hangars
Bus and Le Vélo par TBM at Bastide-Darwin
Tram 
Bus 
and Le Vélo par TBM at Quinconces
Tram 
Bus 
and Le Vélo par TBM at Stalingrad
LE BATO 3 - Benauge <-> Port de Bègles - Via Belvédère
Connections:
Tram Bus and Le Vélo par TBM at Benauge
Bus at Belvédère
Bus 
at Port de Bègles
Tips for traveling onboard |
Because Le Bato is a river transport mode, it has some specific features:
Crew
There is always a captain and a sailor onboard. The sailor, like a bus driver, can sell tickets and is responsible for mooring the boat at the dock and managing passenger embarkation and disembarkation. The captain navigates between docks, ensures passenger safety, and has full authority onboard.
Passengers
The boat can accommodate 65 passengers, including 2 wheelchair users (UFR), with no age restriction. Two places are reserved at the front for UFR.
Boarding and disembarking
Both are under the authority of the crew; disembarkation at each terminus is mandatory.
Your bicycle
Bicycles are allowed onboard, up to a limit of 10 per crossing. This number may be reduced during busy times.
Important to know |
- It is recommended to arrive at the dock at least 3 minutes before the scheduled time.
- Disembarking at final docks is mandatory.
- Le Bato is accessible using all TBM tickets and subscriptions.
- Credit card payment is possible onboard.
- For ticket purchase onboard (more expensive), please have exact change.
- Le Bato does not operate on May 1.
- Some seats at the front are reserved for persons with reduced mobility; please offer your seat kindly.
- Ticket validation is mandatory, including for transfers.
- Strollers are allowed onboard but must be folded during busy periods.
- Download the leaflet Le Bato by TBM here or request it at one of our TBM shops !
