2026 ranking · station ridership

The busiest train stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The busiest train station in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is Bordeaux Saint-Jean (Gironde), with 23,006,240 passengers a year. Next come Poitiers (Vienne) and La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).

298 stations ranked

Bordeaux Saint-Jean, 1^stThe next 19

This ranking covers 298 passenger stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ridership is not published for the other 1), which together handle 77,260,120 passengers a year. The table is split into pages of 100 stations.

Ridership is the estimated number of passengers using each station over the latest year published by SNCF Gares & Connexions, the operator of French railway stations. SNCF data, ODbL license.

The ranking: busiest train stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Passenger stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ranked by passengers per year
Rank	Station	Department	Passengers per year	Change over one year
1	Bordeaux Saint-Jean	Gironde (33)	23,006,240	+1.7%
2	Poitiers	Vienne (86)	3,850,352	+3.5%
3	La Rochelle	Charente-Maritime (17)	3,137,015	+7.2%
4	Angoulême	Charente (16)	2,341,350	+5.5%
5	Limoges Bénédictins	Haute-Vienne (87)	2,028,613	+7.4%
6	Libourne	Gironde (33)	1,942,950	+8.9%
7	Agen	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	1,706,718	+4.0%
8	Bayonne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1,686,266	+14%
9	Pau	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1,482,868	+16%
10	Niort	Deux-Sèvres (79)	1,394,556	−5.9%
11	Dax	Landes (40)	1,366,366	+8.2%
12	Arcachon	Gironde (33)	1,295,083	+3.1%
13	Brive-la-Gaillarde	Corrèze (19)	1,269,198	+3.8%
14	Biganos Facture	Gironde (33)	1,250,870	+5.1%
15	Périgueux	Dordogne (24)	1,219,545	+15%
16	Pessac	Gironde (33)	1,206,056	+4.9%
17	Cenon	Gironde (33)	1,097,085	+16%
18	Langon	Gironde (33)	969,603	+4.9%
19	Biarritz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	895,222	+7.9%
20	Saintes	Charente-Maritime (17)	801,302	+8.3%
21	Saint-André-de-Cubzac	Gironde (33)	728,895	+5.6%
22	Rochefort	Charente-Maritime (17)	709,451	+10%
23	Châtellerault	Vienne (86)	685,948	+10%
24	Marmande	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	651,852	+8.1%
25	Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	615,843	+13%
26	Marcheprime	Gironde (33)	570,242	+0.4%
27	Hendaye	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	568,879	+16%
28	Surgères	Charente-Maritime (17)	546,183	+9.1%
29	Gujan-Mestras	Gironde (33)	486,987	+6.6%
30	Mont-de-Marsan	Landes (40)	485,290	+0.8%
31	Coutras	Gironde (33)	477,256	+11%
32	Bergerac	Dordogne (24)	456,979	+15%
33	Cérons	Gironde (33)	451,017	+4.7%
34	Gazinet Cestas	Gironde (33)	441,758	+6.8%
35	Pessac Alouette	Gironde (33)	426,337	+1.9%
36	La Teste-de-Buch	Gironde (33)	425,847	+4.6%
37	Beautiran	Gironde (33)	402,628	+6.1%
38	Orthez	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	332,840	+20%
39	Le Teich	Gironde (33)	325,875	+5.2%
40	La Réole	Gironde (33)	315,445	+7.6%
41	Royan	Charente-Maritime (17)	308,109	+13%
42	Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse	Landes (40)	282,632	+17%
43	Morcenx Morcenx-la-Nouvelle	Landes (40)	282,478	+6.5%
44	Tonneins	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	260,616	+11%
45	Ychoux	Landes (40)	247,012	+13%
46	Saint-Mariens - Saint-Yzan Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac	Gironde (33)	244,855	+6.4%
47	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande	Gironde (33)	241,484	+5.2%
48	Saint-Maixent-L'École	Deux-Sèvres (79)	231,063	+7.8%
49	La Souterraine	Creuse (23)	229,748	+13%
50	Saint-Astier	Dordogne (24)	223,591	+11%
51	Futuroscope Chasseneuil-du-Poitou	Vienne (86)	216,255	+26%
52	Mussidan	Dordogne (24)	207,820	+8.0%
53	Castillon-la-Bataille	Gironde (33)	206,340	+1.6%
54	Montpon-Ménestérol	Dordogne (24)	204,596	+13%
55	Tulle	Corrèze (19)	198,358	+16%
56	Cognac	Charente (16)	190,237	+25%
57	La Hume Gujan-Mestras	Gironde (33)	189,708	+7.6%
58	Saint-Loubès	Gironde (33)	186,164	+17%
59	Jonzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	177,334	+19%
60	Saint-Sulpice - Izon Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac	Gironde (33)	166,353	+24%
61	Saint-Émilion	Gironde (33)	162,603	+2.8%
62	Aiguillon	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	156,853	+2.7%
63	Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle	Gironde (33)	155,568	+12%
64	La Gorp Ambarès-et-Lagrave	Gironde (33)	153,535	−5.5%
65	Portets	Gironde (33)	151,952	+11%
66	Blanquefort	Gironde (33)	150,457	+12%
67	Lesparre-Médoc	Gironde (33)	149,695	+16%
68	Thiviers	Dordogne (24)	149,541	+19%
69	Châtelaillon-Plage	Charente-Maritime (17)	147,471	+13%
70	Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	144,730	+19%
71	Labouheyre	Landes (40)	137,947	+19%
72	Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon	Deux-Sèvres (79)	133,699	+4.3%
73	Mérignac Arlac	Gironde (33)	126,877	+31%
74	Ruffec	Charente (16)	106,981	+23%
75	Artix	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	106,432	+29%
76	Podensac	Gironde (33)	104,010	+4.2%
77	Pauillac	Gironde (33)	101,842	+1.4%
78	Uzerche	Corrèze (19)	99,546	+13%
79	La Rochelle Porte Dauphine	Charente-Maritime (17)	98,919	+15%
80	Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans	Gironde (33)	98,569	+7.0%
81	Coarraze - Nay	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	95,852	+27%
82	Puyoô	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	93,497	+28%
83	Aigrefeuille le Thou	Charente-Maritime (17)	90,376	+48%
84	Guéret	Creuse (23)	88,359	+12%
85	Vayres	Gironde (33)	88,124	+20%
86	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	84,014	+12%
87	Saint-Médard-de-Guizières	Gironde (33)	83,899	+24%
88	Cavignac	Gironde (33)	83,172	+2.7%
89	Sarlat-la-Canéda	Dordogne (24)	82,527	+13%
90	Vélines	Dordogne (24)	82,430	+16%
91	Port-Sainte-Marie	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	82,324	+8.5%
92	Ussel	Corrèze (19)	81,348	+31%
93	Soulac-sur-Mer	Gironde (33)	80,377	+8.8%
94	Ludon-Médoc	Gironde (33)	78,376	+8.4%
95	Macau	Gironde (33)	74,794	+11%
96	Cadaujac	Gironde (33)	74,005	+11%
97	Labenne	Landes (40)	73,876	+18%
98	Gauriaguet	Gironde (33)	72,537	+3.6%
99	Saujon	Charente-Maritime (17)	72,426	+20%
100	Montendre	Charente-Maritime (17)	67,826	+18%

Source: SNCF Gares & Connexions, station ridership; SNCF data, ODbL license. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Busiest train stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

What is the busiest train station in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

It is Bordeaux Saint-Jean (Gironde), with 23,006,240 passengers a year, according to SNCF Gares & Connexions (data under the ODbL license).

What are the 10 busiest train stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

In order: Bordeaux Saint-Jean (23,006,240), Poitiers (3,850,352), La Rochelle (3,137,015), Angoulême (2,341,350), Limoges Bénédictins (2,028,613), Libourne (1,942,950), Agen (1,706,718), Bayonne (1,686,266), Pau (1,482,868), and Niort (1,394,556).

How many passenger stations are there in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

299 passenger stations, 298 of which have published ridership figures.

Where do these figures come from?

From the “Fréquentation en gares” (station ridership) dataset of SNCF Gares & Connexions, published under the Open Database License (ODbL): each year, it estimates the number of passengers using each station. Only stations managed by SNCF Gares & Connexions are included, so metro stations and stations run by other operators are not.