Yes, Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has smoking areas. They are marked outdoor zones (zones fumeurs) outside the terminal entrances — by the Hall A and Hall B doors at the main building, and outside the separate low-cost billi terminal. Smoke landside near the doors before you clear security, as the boarding area has no smoking rooms.
Smoking Areas at Bordeaux Airport
BOD’s main building joins Hall A and Hall B under one roof, with the low-cost billi terminal nearby. Smoking is at the outdoor zones by the entrances of each. Look for the smoking symbols near the doors on the departures and arrivals frontages.
Hall A and Hall B (Main Terminal)
The main terminal links Hall A and Hall B along a single frontage, so the outdoor smoking zones serve both. You will find them just outside the entrance doors on the departures level and again by the arrivals exits, near the kerb and the short-term car park.
Smoke here before you check in and pass through security. Once you are airside in the boarding lounges there is no designated smoking spot, so step back outside the doors if you need one before your gate is called.
billi Low-Cost Terminal
The billi terminal handles low-cost and seasonal carriers from a separate building a short walk from the main halls. Its outdoor smoking zone is just outside the billi entrance — head out the doors and look for the smoking symbols near the frontage.
As with the main halls, billi has no airside smoking facility, so use the outdoor zone before you go through the checkpoint.
After Security and Transit
Smoking at BOD is landside only, at the outdoor zones by the entrances. If you are connecting or already through security and want to smoke, you would need to exit back out to a zone and clear the checkpoint again, so plan the timing before you head to your gate.
Smoking Areas Summary
| Terminal | Smoking area | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hall A (main) | Outdoor zones by the entrance doors | Departures and arrivals frontages, landside |
| Hall B (main) | Outdoor zones by the entrance doors | Shares the main-terminal frontage with Hall A |
| billi (low-cost) | Outdoor zone outside the billi entrance | Separate building, landside |
Flying via Paris? See our guide to smoking at Paris CDG Airport, which has indoor smoking rooms after security.
For France airport smoking rules, the vape ban, cigarette prices, and other general info, see our France smoking guide.