Travel advice

Transport: How to reach Nantes 

With 23 TGV high-speed train daily departures, Nantes is about 2 hours far from Paris. Thanks to the high speed-train connection to Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport (3h15), Nantes is easy to reach from all over the world ! Nantes-Atlantique airport is located 20 min from the city center.

By plane
Reach the city centre in 20 minutes with the airport shuttle (possible stops: SNCF station, Lieu Unique/Cité des Congrès, Centre ville/Commerce).
Other possible routes from the airport to the city centre: bus line 38 to Pirmil then tram line 2 or 3; bus line 38 to Greneraie then tram line 4; bus line 98 to Neustrie then tram line 3 to the city centre.
Possibility to buy the Pass Nantes at the airport.
Airport shuttle included in the Nantes Pass from 1 April 2022.

A selection of the airlines flying directly from:
The United Kingdom

London Gatwick (1h10).
London Heathrow (1h10)
London Luton (1h10)
Southampton (1h15)
Manchester (1h40)
Birmingham (1h45)
Liverpool (1h30)

Ireland
Dublin (1h35)

Scotland
Edinburg (1h50)

Switzerland
Geneva (1h15)
Basel/Mulhouse (1h25)

Netherlands 
Amsterdam (1h35)

Belgium
Brussels (1h20)

Canada
Montreal (7h15)

From the airport
Airport/city centre shuttle – « Lieu Unique (few minutes from the congress centre)» stop, departure every 30 minutes. A ticket costs € 9,00
Tickets can be bought online, in the bus with the driver, at the airport shuttle vending machine, in the Relay Shop in hall 2 at the airport.
Do not forget to validate your ticket when entering the bus!!!

More info: www.tan.fr

By train

Nantes has direct rail connections to all the major French cities:

• 2 hours from Paris Montparnasse
• 23 daily TGV connections between Paris and Nantes
• 3 hours from Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport with 4 daily TGV connections

The TGV railway station is located at the very heart of the city, opposite La Cité (South exit).

There are several Train connections in France and Europe

• SNCF
• Trainline
• Pays de la Loire
• Intercités

By car

The Nantes region is served by an extensive motorway network with easy access to:

• The East: Paris on the A11
• The South: Bordeaux and Toulouse on the A83 & A10
• The West: Brest on the N165 / E60
• The North: Rennes on the N137