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  • chess_machine
  • By chess_machine on December 23, 2004
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    by chess_machine
    High speed train TGV is surely the fastest way to get to Nantes (that is except if you drive 250 miles an hour).

    From Paris, the travel takes 2h10 and prices change very widely according to your age, the time and day you are travelling and how long ago you make the reservation.

    Prices for a non-French resident are usually between 50 and 100 euros for a one way travel.

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  • sandravdp
  • By sandravdp on September 8, 2002
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    You can get here by car,bus or motorcycle. You can also can reach this place by first going by boat or train and then drive to it.
    On the picture: a scooter driving towards the City Hall of Nantes.
    By car, bus, motorcycle, scooter, bike, on foot or by the touristic little train.

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    Tramway + Buses
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  • Updated By chess_machine on March 30, 2007
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    by chess_machine
    To travel around Nantes the two public means of transport are buses and tramways.

    There is no subway.

    With one ticket, 1.3 euro, you can travel during one hour in buses or tramways.

    But Nantes is a quite small city and you can basically visit the whole city center walking.

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    Plane
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  • Updated By chess_machine on March 30, 2007
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    by chess_machine
    Thanks to Mc Leary, we know have Ryanair flying from/to Nantes. 4 locations available: Shannon, Nottingham, London and Frankfurt. These are the three only low cost places that fly to/from Nantes.

    Otherwise, you have many other companies flying from the Nantes Atlantique airport, among which Air France and British Airways.

    Nantes Airport is located quite near from the city center, only 30 minutes by bus. You can take a shuttle bus from the railway station or la Place du Commerce. It is run by Tan, our local bus company.

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    TAN tram services
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  • By myrtle on November 24, 2003
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  • You can purchase a ticket at any tram stop. It's a great way to get around town. I highly recommend purchasing a ticket even though they don't check the tickets every time. Occasionally some people in blue jackets will hop on & check everyone's tickets. It's sort of a random search type thing. It's worth buying them since they're not very expensive.

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  • By nicolaspelon on August 26, 2002
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    From Paris, I strongly recommand you to take the TGV (High Speed Train), it will be fun for those of you who don't know it, it's fast (2h) and cheap!
    The Tramway of nantes is the way of transport you have to exerience...it can drive you hardly anywhere and you have a nice view of the city....and it's fun too!

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    by Train: 2h directly from...
  • By clatouche on August 24, 2002
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  • by Train: 2h directly from Paris by TGV

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    train ,bus service in nantes,rennes,quimper
    pedmar
  • By pedmar on January 17, 2009
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  • INDEED AT 12H31 TAKE TRAIN FROM NANTES TO RENNES ,TAKES ABOUT 1H16 MINS ON THE TER NETWORK, service is sporadic, not regular, so large diff in time between trains. this direct train is the only one daytime.
    the other at 9h10 take train TER to Angers, then bus to Laval, then train again to Rennes, takes 4h06 mins!!!

    By bus you can take the earliest at 14h45 mins from Nantes gare train station direction centre gare routiére, until Segres,then walk to bus stop 2 mins, wait 18 mins ,then take another bus No 20E to Rennes train station.

    Quimper is another issue ,No bus, you can take the train at Nantes to Rennes(1h16 mins) wait about 29 mins , and then TGV to Quimper 2h10 mins.

    you can play with the dates and times in the web for the pays de la loire here
    http://www.destineo.fr/

    I think, and traveling often to this area, the best is always my favorite, the car, automobile.

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    TGV
  • By TomDickandHarry on March 16, 2004
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  • TGV is the most useful way to get to Nantes from Paris and Lyon. It takes around 2h to get from Paris, 4h30 from Lyon.

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    Cheap and Reliable
    mustertal
  • Updated By mustertal on January 20, 2008
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    by mustertal
    Take the Trams around Nantes, they are quick, cheap and easy to use.
    You can use some of them for Park and Ride
    You can buy tickets for multi rides from the ticket machines at the Tram stops, but don't forget to validate it when you board the tram.

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