There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Nantes by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane OTP - NTE
8h 15m€145–277Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Nantesbus 1923
45h 25m€85–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantestrain
22h 32m€112–373Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Nantestrain
37h 3m€295–692Drive 2,598.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Nantescar 2,598.8 km
26h 9m€401–578Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane OTP - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
10h 27m€247–569Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane OTP - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantestrain
9h 28m€178–385Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Nantes Le Cardobus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3641 / ...
2d 1h€118–175Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Nantescar
26h 29m€452–645
Bucharest to Nantes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Nantes is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 45h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Nantes is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €140 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Nantes. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 45h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Nantes via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt and Bruxelles Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 3m.
The distance between Bucharest and Nantes is 2181 km. The road distance is 2598.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Nantes without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 32m and costs €110 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Bucharest to Nantes, including transfers.
Bucharest to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Nantes train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Nantes is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €140 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €700 and takes 37h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 45h 25m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Nantes, France?
Ryanair, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Nantes via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Bruxelles Midi in around 37h 3m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–280
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Nantes Le Cardo
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Nantes is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:59 PM in Bucharest and 3:59 PM in Nantes.
Bucharest to Nantes train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Nantes is 2599 km. It takes approximately 26h 9m to drive from Bucharest to Nantes.
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