There are 11 ways to get from Nantes to Inverness by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car ferry, 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NTE - INV
8h 9m£99–298Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NTE - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
9h 20m£84–296Train
- 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 King's Cross to Invernesstrain
14h 59m£390–608Bus, train
- 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 train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
28h 14m£191–285Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Invernesscar
18h 49m£207–600Bus to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane RNS - INV
15h 49m£194–433Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NTE - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
10h 38m£129–258Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NTE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
11h 45m£109–331Bus to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane RNS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
15h 33m£129–543Bus
- 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 Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
29h 37m£128–270Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nantes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
16h 49m£335–450
Nantes to Inverness by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which costs £80 - £300 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Inverness is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs £95 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Inverness via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
The distance between Nantes and Inverness is 745 miles.
The best way to get from Nantes to Inverness without a car is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs £390 - £650.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Nantes to Inverness, including transfers.
Nantes to Inverness bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Inverness train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Inverness is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs £95 - £300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £390 - £650 and takes 14h 59m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £270 and takes 29h 37m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Inverness, Scotland?
KLM, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nantes to Inverness via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 59m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–440
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
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 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
- £65–95
- 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
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
- 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
- +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
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
- 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 Inverness bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Inverness is 1h behind Nantes. It is currently 3:52 AM in Nantes and 2:52 AM in Inverness.
Nantes to Inverness train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
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