There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Nantes by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
8h 32m€211–489Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Geneva Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 45m€87–156Drive 812 km
- Drive from Bern to Nantescar 812 km
9h 35m€141–203Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
5h 28m€116–333Train
- Take the train from Bern to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantestrain Tgv
11h 15m€221–512Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Strasbourgbus 011
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Nantesbus
18h 19m€123–301Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GVA - NTE
6h 19m€120–394Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ZRH - NTE
7h 26m€132–387
Bern to Nantes by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Nantes is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Nantes is to train and fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld and arriving at Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via Geneva - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Nantes via Basel SBB, Offenburg, Gare de l'Est and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 32m.
The distance between Bern and Nantes is 1081 km. The road distance is 812 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Nantes without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 32m and costs €210 - €490.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Bern to Nantes, including transfers.
Bern to Nantes bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld station.
Bern to Nantes train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Nantes is to train via Paris which takes 8h 32m and costs €210 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 15h 45m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Nantes, France?
You can take a train from Bern to Nantes via Basel SBB, Offenburg, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via Geneva - Bus Station in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Nantes bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Geneva Bus Station.
Bern to Nantes train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Nantes is 812 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Bern to Nantes.
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