There are 10 ways to get from Nantes to Penzance by car, car ferry, train (TGV, Eurostar), train, ferry, car train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Nantes to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Penzancecar
11h 30m£94–415Train
- 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 Paddington to Penzancetrain
14h 56m£311–560Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Plymouthferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
16h 23m£133–212Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nantes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzancecar
12h 8m£281–361Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Plymouthferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
15h 36m£101–159Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Exeter (EXT)plane NTE - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
12h 39m£133–354Fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane NTE - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
8h 56m£106–327Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NTE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
11h 37m£158–354Fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NTE - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Penzancetrain
13h 29m£178–428Fly 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 Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Penzancetrain
13h 37m£168–381
Nantes to Penzance by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Penzance is to bus and train and ferry which costs £100 - £160 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Penzance is to fly and train which takes 8h 56m and costs £100 - £330.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Penzance via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
The distance between Nantes and Penzance is 378 miles.
The best way to get from Nantes to Penzance without a car is to train which takes 14h 56m and costs £310 - £600.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Nantes to Penzance, including transfers.
Nantes to Penzance train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nantes station.
Penzance is 1h behind Nantes. It is currently 4:24 AM in Nantes and 3:24 AM in Penzance.
Nantes to Penzance 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 Penzance, England?
You can take a train from Nantes to Penzance via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 14h 56m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bristol Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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 Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- £130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- 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
- £6–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £39–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
Ferry from Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £38
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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