From the Saint-Jean train station, you can walk to the hotel, which is 600 meters from the station and should take no more than 8 minutes. The airport-bound liane 1 can also drop you off right in front of the hotel, taking approximately 5 minutes and costing €1.70. Cabs are also available from the station, and can take you to the hotel in less than 3 minutes for €25.
Last but not least, Hotel La Zoologie is close to a number of public transport links to the heart of Bordeaux. By tramway, the Tauzia stop on streetcars C and D is a 5-minute walk from the hotel and takes you to Place des Quinconces in 10 minutes, while the Victoire stop on streetcar B is a 10-minute walk from the hotel and takes you to Place Pey Berland and Cathédrale Saint-André in 5 minutes, and Place des Quinconces in 10 minutes.
Opposite the hotel is the Meunier stop where buses 1, 11 and 58 run to Place de la Victoire and the Mériadeck shopping center. 250 meters away is the Malbec stop with bus 9, which runs along the boulevards of Bordeaux. At Place de la Victoire, you’ll find lines 15, 20 and 47, plus lines 1, 11 and 58. Line 15 takes you to Place Gambetta and Bordeaux’s Jardin Public. Line 47 takes you to Rue St Catherine and Place des Quinconces.