Nantes Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The southbound bus station (08 25 08 71 56), across from 13 allée de la Maison Rouge, is used by CTA buses serving areas of the Loire-Atlantique département south of the Loire River.

The northbound bus office (08 25 08 71 56; 1 allée Duquesne, cours des 50 Otages), run by Cariane Atlantique, handles buses to destinations north of the Loire.

Eurolines (02 51 72 02 03; allée de la Maison Rouge; 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm Sat) has an office in town.

Car

Budget, Europcar and Hertz are right outside the train station’s southern entrance.

Train

The train station (36 35; 27 blvd de Stalingrad) is well connected to most of the country. Destinations include Paris’ Gare Montparnasse (€49.10 to €61.40, 2¼ hours, 15 to 20 daily), Bordeaux (€37, four hours, three or four daily) and La Rochelle (€21, 1¾ hours, three or four daily).

Tickets and information are also available at the SNCF ticket office (La Bourse, 12 place de la Bourse; 10am-7pm Mon, 9am-7pm Tue-Sat) in the city centre.

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Air

Aéroport International Nantes-Atlantique (02 40 84 80 00; www.nantes.aeroport.fr) is 12km southeast of town.

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