The average bus between Nantes and Ars-en-Ré takes 5h 46m and the fastest bus takes 3h 52m. The bus service runs several times per day from Nantes to Ars-en-Ré. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 4 times a day between Nantes and Ars-en-Ré. The earliest departure is at 5:20 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Nantes is at 11:00 PM which arrives into Ars-en-Ré at 8:33 AM. All services require a transfer at La Rochelle - Bus Station and take an average of 5h 46m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Ars-en-Ré. However, there are services departing from Nantes station and arriving at Ars-en-Ré station via La Rochelle - Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
Nantes to Ars-en-Ré bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Ars-en-Ré bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Déviation station.
The distance between Nantes and Ars-en-Ré is 112.3 km. The road distance is 177 km.
You can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Déviation via La Rochelle - Bus Station and Gare routière in around 3h 54m.