There are 10 ways to get from Nantes to Ipswich by train (TGV, Eurostar), car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswichtrain
7h 3m£211–388Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Ipswichtrain
5h 47m£48–169Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nantes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ipswichcar
8h 16m£222–273Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswichtrain
8h 46m£152–305Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ipswichcar
9h 34m£117–209Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport 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 Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Ipswichtrain
5h 58m£91–243Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane NTE - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Ipswichtrain
8h 11m£119–599Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Ipswichtrain
7h 14m£126–388Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane NTE - SEN
- Take the train from Shenfield to Ipswichtrain
8h 26m£78–323Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LRH - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Ipswichtrain
8h 15m£71–298
Nantes to Ipswich by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Ipswich is to fly and train which costs £45 - £170 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Ipswich is to fly and train which takes 5h 47m and costs £45 - £170.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Ipswich. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Ipswich via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Nantes and Ipswich is 596 miles.
The best way to get from Nantes to Ipswich without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 3m and costs £210 - £390.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Nantes to Ipswich, including transfers.
Nantes to Ipswich train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nantes station.
Ipswich is 1h behind Nantes. It is currently 9:58 PM in Nantes and 8:58 PM in Ipswich.
Nantes to Ipswich train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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What companies run services between Nantes, France and Ipswich, England?
You can take a train from Nantes to Ipswich via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 7h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Southend Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Southend Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Southend Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Southend Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Norwich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Norwich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Shenfield to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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