There are 10 ways to get from Hanover to Nantes by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, train (TGV), night train, car train, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantestrain
10h€104–355Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1320
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nantesbus 1614 / ...
19h 5m€50–106Drive 1,145 km
- Drive from Hanover to Nantescar 1,145 km
10h 30m€174–251Fly from Hannover Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HAJ - NTE
6h 46m€129–215Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Brussel-Zuidtrain European Sleeper
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nantestrain Tgv
12h 2m€127–231Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hinterm Hauptbahnhof to Nantes Le Cardobus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3641 / ...
23h 44m€89–324Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fuldacartrain 1393
- Drive from Fulda to Nantescar
10h 46m€244–338Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRE - NTE
7h 47m€105–356Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HAM - NTE
8h 46m€80–262Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
6h 54m€136–340
Hanover to Nantes by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Nantes is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Nantes is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €120 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Nantes via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Nantes via Köln Hbf, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Hanover and Nantes is 1213 km. The road distance is 1145 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Nantes without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h and costs €100 - €360.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Hanover to Nantes, including transfers.
Hanover to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Nantes train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Nantes is to train via Paris which takes 10h and costs €100 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 19h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 6h 46m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Nantes, France?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nantes via Köln Hbf, Paris Gare Du Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 in around 10h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hanover central bus station to Nantes via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 19h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Hannover Hbf to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €46–52
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hinterm Hauptbahnhof to Nantes Le Cardo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Hanover to Nantes train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Nantes is 1145 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Hanover to Nantes.
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