How do I get from Nantes airport to Gare de Nantes?

Navette Aéroport to Gare Sud and Hôtel Dieu: €10 for one traveler, 21–24 min. It leaves you at Hôtel Dieu, in the middle of the city a short walk from Commerce, via Gare Sud (the bus station beside the railway station, 18 minutes) and Lieu Unique for the Cité des Congrès. The shuttle's Gare Sud stop is at the bus station beside the station's south entrance, 18 minutes from the airport for EUR 10, 05:15 to 00:00. Going to the airport it boards at quai A of the bus station, reached through the bus-station building or from the station footbridge towards Gare Sud.

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1 way to Gare de Nantes

For Nantes generally we recommend the Bus 38 to Pirmil; for Gare de Nantes the answer changes.

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Navette Aéroport to Gare Sud and Hôtel Dieu

NA · Naolib (Semitan, for Nantes Métropole)

21–24 min rideEvery 20 min05:15–00:00

The Navette Aéroport stop on the forecourt outside the terminalHôtel Dieu

€10total for 1 adult€10 eachBuy ticketOn Naolib

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The Navette Aéroport stop on the forecourt outside the terminal, beside its ticket machine

EUR 10 each way, the same at weekends; under-sixes ride free. The ticket also covers an hour on the trams, buses, Navibus and TER trains within the city area. Buy in the Naolib app, at the machine by the stop, at the Relay shop in Hall 2 or on board by card only. The ordinary EUR 1.80 ticket, the day ticket and the passes are not valid on the shuttle.

Luggage. Made for travellers with luggage: everything you carry rides with you at no charge.

Hours. Every 20 minutes from April to October and every 30 from November to March, the same every day of the week; nothing runs on 1 May. Gare Sud is 18 minutes from the airport and Hôtel Dieu 21, up to 24 in the morning peak, traffic permitting.

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The shuttle's Gare Sud stop is at the bus station beside the station's south entrance, 18 minutes from the airport for EUR 10, 05:15 to 00:00. Going to the airport it boards at quai A of the bus station, reached through the bus-station building or from the station footbridge towards Gare Sud.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Atlantique into Nantes

Your destination

Already at the right station.

Nantes's railway station on the east side of the centre: TGVs to Paris, TERs to Saint-Nazaire, Rennes and Angers.

Nantes Atlantique

Follow station signs

The Navette Aéroport stop on the forecourt outside the terminal

Navette Aéroport to Gare Sud and Hôtel Dieu · 21–24 min

Gare de Nantes

Navette Aéroport to Gare Sud and Hôtel Dieu serves Gare de Nantes. Bus 38 to Pirmil does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Navette Aéroport to Gare Sud and Hôtel Dieu runs 05:15–00:00. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Gare de Nantes

Find the airport station

The Navette Aéroport stop on the forecourt outside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Navette Aéroport to Gare Sud and Hôtel Dieu

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Gare de Nantes

21–24 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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A private car into Nantes: €71 for four

Four pay €40 on the cheapest way to Gare de Nantes on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €71 is what Kiwitaxi charges to the centre of Nantes; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Bus 38 to Pirmil stop at Gare de Nantes?

No. It runs to Commerce.

What if my flight arrives late?

How far is Gare de Nantes from the centre?