Boarding pointsLe Canon
Point de vente et embarquement à la jetée du Canon

Le Canon

Boarding point during peak-season only

Le Canon is an oyster-farming village located on the Cap Ferret peninsula.

There you can enjoy oysters in the farmers’ huts, right by the water. Our ticket office is located next to the pier opposite Arcachon Bay.

Our boat shuttles leaving from Le Canon: travel to Thiers Pier in Arcachon on one of the many shuttles during the day.

Excursions from Le Canon: The Tour of the Île aux Oiseaux occurs every day at 15:15 during peak-season.

CharacteristicsLe Canon

Address
Place Ubeda, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Phone number
+335 57 72 28 28
GPS coordinates
44°41'52.0"N 1°13'44.5"W
Arriving by plane

1-hour drive to Le Canon from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport.

Arriving by bus

From Bordeaux, you can reach Le Canon Pier via TransGironde Bus 601 (bus stop: Le Canon).

From Biganos (during the summer season), you can take TransGironde Bus 610 to the Cap Ferret Peninsula.

Arriving by train

From Arcachon train station (± 3 hours from Paris) it is a 15-minute walk to the boarding point: Thiers Pier.

Once you arrive in Arcachon, you can take a boat shuttle to Le Canon Pier.

From Facture-Biganos train station (± 3 hours from Paris) it is a 1-hour drive (54 km) or bus ride to a boarding point: Le Canon Pier.

Arriving by car

Car Park (Allée du Débarcadère, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret).

Spaces are available less than 500m from Le Canon Pier. (Limited parking)

Opening times

July & August: 09:45 – 12:00 and 14:15 – 19:00

Indications & accessibility

Peak-season: easy boarding via a gangway and pontoon bridge

Off-season: boarding by stairs.