Cheap flights from Dublin to Bordeaux

July, August and the weeks around Christmas and New Year are when fares on this route climb, with demand from both sides of the route at its peak. Spring sits in the middle bracket and October opens the cheaper run. November is the month worth building around: this pairing posts its lowest fares then, and the price calendar on the page spans October through September, so the seasonal swing is easy to trace. Midweek departures usually undercut Friday and Sunday flights, while French school holidays and long weekends lift prices near them.

The difference you actually feel between the options is what the fare includes and how many legs it takes. Vueling is the outright low-cost choice, with Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines close to that model; Air France with HOP!, KLM, British Airways, Swiss, Edelweiss Air and Aegean are traditional carriers, and most reach Bordeaux through their own hubs — Paris, Amsterdam, London, Zurich, Athens. Full-service fares usually carry a full-size cabin bag as standard, while the budget side sells the same bag as an add-on, so price the total rather than the headline. Hub fares also add a stop in a second country, which turns a short hop into a two-leg day — worth weighing against what it saves.

Merignac sits just outside Bordeaux's western edge, so the transfer from terminal to town stays short and uneventful. A shuttle bus runs from the forecourt straight into the centre, city buses cover the suburbs, and taxis wait at the exit for late arrivals or anyone loaded with bags. The airport is one compact hall — no second terminal to find, no long walk to the bus stop. If you hire a car, expect the ring road around Bordeaux to slow at the end of the working day, more so in summer.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

French

Emergency number

112, 15, 17

Driving side

right

Calling code

+33

Internet domain

.fr

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Bordeaux

268 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Paris)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Dublin works from a single airport, so the only location check is on the French side — confirm the ticket really names Merignac as Bordeaux's airport.
• Cabin bags sell as an extra on the low-cost fares, so add that cost to the headline before comparing totals.
• An Irish passport, passport card included, is enough to enter France, but check the expiry date before you pay.
• If your itinerary includes a change of plane, check whether it is one ticket with protected transfers or two separate bookings.
• July, August and the Christmas weeks are the expensive months here, so moving your dates toward November shifts the fare more than anything else.