Bordeaux faces the Garonne with a long row of 18th-century facades, the UNESCO-listed Port de la Lune. From the river you see Place de la Bourse, the Pont de Pierre, the Cité du Vin and the Jacques Chaban-Delmas lift bridge. Here you can compare the cruises, what they cost, the Bato public river shuttle and the hour-by-hour weather and wind.
Budget option → · Bordeaux, France
Weather at 12:00 PM. Boat trips start from 11:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickCruise boat (max 150)Tiqets | €19 | 1 h 30 | Port de la Lune, Place de la Bourse, bridges | Guide FR, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Ponton d’honneur, 186 Quai Richelieu |
| AquitaniaTiqets | €15 | 1 h 30 | Port de la Lune, Place de la Bourse, Cité du Vin | Guide FR, EN | Free up to 6 h before | Quai Richelieu, behind the Maison éco-citoyenne |
| Burdigala (max 200)Tiqets | €19 | 1 h 30 | Port de la Lune, Garonne to Bassens | Guide FR, EN | Free up to 48 h before | Ponton d’honneur, Quai Richelieu |
Our pick: the guided cruise with wine and a canelé, from €19. In an hour and a half you see the whole riverfront with a French- and English-speaking guide, and taste a Bordeaux wine with the city’s signature pastry. It has 4.5 from 158 reviews and you can cancel free up to 24 hours before.
1 h 30 · 4.5 from 158 Tiqets reviews
1 h 30 · 4.5 from 164 Tiqets reviews
1 h 30 · 4.4 from 40 Tiqets reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 4, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
The Bato is the river shuttle of the TBM public transport network: it crosses the Garonne and links neighbourhoods on both banks.
The best months are May to September: highs of 22 to 28 degrees and less rain.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° | 12 |
| Feb | 12° | 10 |
| Mar | 16° | 11 |
| Apr | 18° | 11 |
| MayBest | 22° | 10 |
| JunBest | 25° | 8 |
| JulBest | 27° | 7 |
| AugBest | 28° | 7 |
| SepBest | 24° | 9 |
| Oct | 20° | 11 |
| Nov | 14° | 13 |
| Dec | 11° | 13 |
Bordeaux-Mérignac 1991–2020 averages: mean daily maximum and rain days. Source: table on Wikipedia (“Bordeaux”).
Good
Good: partly cloudy, 17 to 21 °C, 0.4 mm, wind up to 22 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Clear | 20° | – | 13 km/h |
| 13:00 | Light rain | 21° | 0.4 mm | 21 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 21° | – | 22 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 21° | – | 18 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 20° | – | 14 km/h |
| 17:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 9 km/h |
| 18:00 | Partly cloudy | 17° | – | 5 km/h |
Perfect day
Perfect day: partly cloudy, 17 to 20 °C, no rain, wind up to 15 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Partly cloudy | 18° | – | 4 km/h |
| 12:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 4 km/h |
| 13:00 | Partly cloudy | 20° | – | 6 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 20° | – | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 20° | – | 6 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 20° | – | 8 km/h |
| 17:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 12 km/h |
| 18:00 | Cloudy | 17° | – | 15 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Wednesday, November 11 and Monday, November 16. The rating only looks at rain and wind during tour hours.
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
Bordeaux is wet in winter: from November to January it rains about 12–13 days a month.
To Quai Richelieu: tram A to Porte de Bourgogne, by the Pont de Pierre.
From Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, bus 1 runs to the centre.
The guided cruise costs from €15; cruises with a glass of wine and a canelé from €19. The Bato public shuttle costs €1.90.
The Tiqets cruises have a guide in French and English.
From Quai Richelieu, on the left bank near the Pont de Pierre: Ponton d’honneur at number 186.
Yes, a standard €1.90 TBM ticket is valid on the Bato.
Good: partly cloudy, 17 to 21 °C, 0.4 mm, wind up to 22 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Good: mostly sunny, 10 to 10 °C, no rain, wind up to 3 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Fair: rain, 12 to 12 °C, 3.6 mm, wind up to 22 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
Guided cruise with a glass of wine and a canelé · from €19
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 4, 2026.