There are 10 ways to get from Nantes to East Midlands by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
8h 24m£282–444Bus via Brooksby College
cheapest- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
20h 45m£92–152Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 774
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
19h 36m£95–151Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nantes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to East Midlandscar
9h 24m£249–315Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Melton Mowbraytrain
6h 48m£96–281Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to East Midlandscar
11h 59m£119–471Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NTE - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Melton Mowbraytrain
8h 15m£110–253Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NTE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
6h 58m£126–256Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NTE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Melton Mowbraytrain
7h 38m£125–294Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NTE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
9h 7m£122–230
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to East Midlands is to bus via Brooksby College which costs £90 - £160 and takes 20h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to East Midlands is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs £95 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to East Midlands. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at King Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Haymarket Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to East Midlands. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Melton Mowbray via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl and Leicester. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Nantes and East Midlands is 644 miles.
The best way to get from Nantes to East Midlands without a car is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs £280 - £450.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Nantes to East Midlands, including transfers.
Nantes to East Midlands bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes station.
Nantes to East Midlands train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to East Midlands is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs £280 - £450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £160 and takes 19h 36m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and East Midlands, England?
You can take a train from Nantes to East Midlands via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, Leicester, and Melton Mowbray in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes to East Midlands via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, St Margaret's Bus Station, Haymarket Bus Station, and King Street in around 19h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Luton Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Melton Mowbray
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Melton Mowbray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nuneaton to Melton Mowbray
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to East Midlands bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
East Midlands is 1h behind Nantes. It is currently 9:49 AM in Nantes and 8:49 AM in East Midlands.
Nantes to East Midlands train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
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