There are 9 ways to get from Nantes to Parma by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, shuttle, train, or night train
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 Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain Ic
12h 54m€187–297Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NTE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain
7h 42m€68–248Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Grenoblebus N724 / ...
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Parmabus N425
18h 55m€113–172Drive 1,171.3 km
- Drive from Nantes to Parmacar 1,171.3 km
11h 49m€222–320Fly to Milan Linate Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane NTE - LIN
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Linate airport to Parma
8h 7m€246–542Train, night train
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the nighttrain from Torino Porta Susa to Parmanighttrain Ini
14h 38m€235–370Bus via Geneva
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Parmabus
19h 30m€102–154Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane NTE - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
8h 16m€75–272Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NTE - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
8h€70–319
Nantes to Parma by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Parma is to fly and train which costs €75 - €280 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Parma is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Parma. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Parma via Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Parma. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Parma via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Nantes and Parma is 1388 km. The road distance is 1171.3 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Parma without a car is to train which takes 12h 54m and costs €180 - €300.
It takes approximately 12h 54m to get from Nantes to Parma, including transfers.
Nantes to Parma bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes station.
Nantes to Parma train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Parma is to train which takes 12h 54m and costs €180 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 18h 55m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Parma, Italy?
You can take a train from Nantes to Parma via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 12h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes to Parma via Grenoble in around 18h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
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
- €70–120
- 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
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Torino Porta Susa to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Milano Linate airport to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Parma bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Grenoble station.
Nantes to Parma train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nantes to Parma is 1171 km. It takes approximately 11h 49m to drive from Nantes to Parma.
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