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Atlantique · Bus 38 to PirmilBus 38 to Pirmil.
To Commerce.
Naolib (Semitan, for Nantes Métropole), from the bus stop on the forecourt outside the terminal to Commerce.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | €1.80 | €1.80 |
| 2 adults | €1.80 | €3.60 |
| 3 adults | €1.80 | €5.40 |
| 4 adults | €1.80 | €7.20 |
| 5 adults | €1.80 | €9 |
| 6 adults | €1.80 | €10.80 |
| 7 adults | €1.80 | €12.60 |
| 8 adults | €1.80 | €14.40 |
One EUR 1.80 ticket covers the bus and the tram within an hour of first validation; validate again on the tram. Ten rides are EUR 17.80 and a 24-hour ticket EUR 6.80 (EUR 15 for four people together). Buy at the machine by the airport stop, the Relay shop in Hall 2, any tram-stop machine or the Naolib app; the bus driver sells only a EUR 2.50 single, in cash. Not valid on the shuttle.
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From arrivals to Commerce
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the stop
The bus stop on the forecourt outside the terminal.
Buy your ticket
From the driver, a machine or the app.
Ride to Commerce
30–36 min.
Worth knowing
Bus 38 leaves the airport 06:10 to 23:13 Monday to Saturday and 07:00 to 23:22 on Sunday: every 12 to 20 minutes on weekdays (18 to 30 in school holidays), every 30 on Saturday, hourly on Sunday. Every bus meets a tram at Pirmil; the last reaches Commerce at 23:45, on Sunday at 00:00.
Weekdays it is a real service, every 12 to 20 minutes; at weekends it thins to every 30 minutes on Saturday and once an hour on Sunday, when the first bus is 07:00. With a Sunday flight the shuttle's 20-minute headway may be worth the EUR 10.
Buy before boarding or bring coins: the bus driver sells only a EUR 2.50 single in cash, and the shuttle ticket machine by the stop sells the EUR 1.80 ticket too. Validate on the bus and again on the tram, within the hour.
Tram 2 also runs Pirmil to Commerce, so take whichever comes first towards the city; for Gare de Nantes stay on tram 3 or 2 to Commerce and change to tram 1 for Gare Nord, or take the shuttle instead.
The last bus 38 that still meets a tram into town leaves the airport at 23:13 (23:22 on Sunday) and reaches Commerce at 23:45 (00:00 Sunday). After that only the shuttle runs, until 00:00.
On the way
The stops worth knowing, in riding order.
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