There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Nantes by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Nantes Atlantique Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane IST - NTE
7h 47m€154–314Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SAW - NTE
9h 38m€114–344Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
33h 56m€272–547Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Nantestrain
47h 19m€415–769Drive 2,979.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Nantescar 2,979.1 km
28h 32m€475–686Fly Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane IST - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
11h 21m€212–441Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane SAW - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
12h 6m€182–601Fly Istanbul to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane IST - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Nantestrain
9h 44m€206–728Fly Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane IST - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantestrain
10h 28m€187–482Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Nantesbus 1923
42h 45m€188–284Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
45h 15m€134–229Night train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sudtrain
- Take the bus from Ploiești to Nantesbus
2d 9h€252–397Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Nantescar
36h 40m€543–770
Istanbul to Nantes by bus, foot, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Nantes is to bus via Belgrade which costs €130 - €230 and takes 45h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Nantes is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €150 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Nantes via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Nantes via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt and Bruxelles Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 19m.
The distance between Istanbul and Nantes is 2542 km. The road distance is 2979.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Nantes without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 56m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Istanbul to Nantes, including transfers.
Istanbul to Nantes bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Nantes train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Nantes is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €150 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €290 and takes 42h 45m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Nantes, France?
Transavia France flies from Istanbul (IST) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Nantes via Munich central bus station in around 42h 45m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–900
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–900
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy Tgv to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €4–7
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ploiești to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fudeks
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Fudeks
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to Nantes bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Nantes is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:53 PM in Istanbul and 9:53 PM in Nantes.
Istanbul to Nantes train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Nantes is 2979 km. It takes approximately 28h 32m to drive from Istanbul to Nantes.
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