Nantes Getting there & around

Getting around

Car & motorcycle

For a full list of free and pay parking areas in Nantes – including access maps – click on www.nantesmetropole.fr/67868597/0/fiche_pagelibre (in French).

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Bus & tram

The TAN network (08 01 44 44 44; www.tan.fr in French) includes three modern tram lines that intersect at the Gare Centrale (Commerce), the main bus/tram transfer point. Buses run from 7.15am to 9pm. Night services continue until 12.30am. At press time, planning was under way for a ‘Busway’ that will be the first of its kind in France – check with the tourist office or TAN for updates.

Bus/tram tickets can be individually purchased (€1.20) from bus (but not tram) drivers and at tram stop ticket machines. They’re valid for one hour after being time-stamped. A ticket journalier, good for 24 hours, costs €3.30; time-stamp it only the first time you use it.

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Local transport

Taxi

To order a taxi, call 02 40 69 22 22.

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