Nantes

Getting Here

TGV trains leave Paris's Gare Montparnasse for Nantes every hour, covering the 387 km (240 mi) in just 2 hours, 10 minutes (€75.80). Trains make the 2-hour, 30-minute run up the coast from Nantes to Quimper (€32.80) twice daily, stopping at Vannes (1hr, 15 mins; €20.50). Nantes's train station, at 27 boulevard Stalingrad, is across the street from the Jardin des Plantes and a 10-minute walk from the Vieille Ville. Cariane Atlantique runs four daily buses to Rennes (2 hrs), as well as to other nearby towns.

Visitor Information

Nantes Tourist Office. 7 rue de Valmy, Nantes, 44000. 08-92-46-40-44. www.nantes-tourisme.com.