There are 10 ways to get from Nottingham to Nantes by train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car ferry, bus, car train, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantestrain
7h 51m€274–480Fly from East Midlands Airport
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EMA - NTE
7h 50m€62–177Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Nantescar
12h 12m€132–350Bus
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
17h 4m€76–135Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nottingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nantescar
9h 33mBus, train
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Marble Archbus 450 / ...
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Nantestrain Tgv
12h 13m€200–363Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MAN - NTE
6h 21m€98–241Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BHX - NTE
7h 37m€103–237Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
6h 30m€135–314Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
7h 4m€99–281
Nottingham to Nantes by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Nantes is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Nantes is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Nantes via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 51m.
The distance between Nottingham and Nantes is 1044 km.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Nantes without a car is to train which takes 7h 51m and costs €270 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Nottingham to Nantes, including transfers.
Nottingham to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Nantes train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Nottingham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Nantes is to train which takes 7h 51m and costs €270 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €60 - €180 and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Nantes, France?
You can take a train from Nottingham to Nantes via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 in around 7h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 17h 4m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- 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
- €60–130
- 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
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Flandres to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Nottingham to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Nantes is 1h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 12:02 PM in Nottingham and 1:02 PM in Nantes.
Nottingham to Nantes train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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