There are 11 ways to get from Nantes to Ponferrada by bus, train (TGV, Renfe), car, plane, towncar, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Leónbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus
15h 54m€72–127Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Pasajes to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Re
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Ponferradatrain Alv
17h€177–286Drive 1,037.4 km
- Drive from Nantes to Ponferradacar 1,037.4 km
10h 8m€169–244Fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NTE - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar
- Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain
11h 15m€305–551Train via Tours
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Irun to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Ponferradatrain Alv
17h 14m€203–347Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nantes to Bilbaobus
- Take the train from Ametzola to La Asunción Universidadtrain C4
- Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus
22h 47m€92–150Fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane NTE - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain
12h 11m€107–449Fly to Vigo, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Vigo (VGO)plane NTE - VGO
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Ponferradatrain
12h 43m€133–399Fly to León Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to León Airport (LEN)plane NTE - LEN
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
11h 13m€257–827Fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane NTE - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
12h 31m€145–316Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NTE - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
10h€97–347
Nantes to Ponferrada by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Ponferrada is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Ponferrada is to fly and train which takes 10h and costs €95 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Ponferrada via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Leon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Ponferrada via Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia, Pasajes and Vitoria/Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Nantes and Ponferrada is 1060 km. The road distance is 1037.4 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Ponferrada without a car is to bus which takes 15h 54m and costs €70 - €130.
It takes approximately 15h 54m to get from Nantes to Ponferrada, including transfers.
Nantes to Ponferrada bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Ponferrada train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Ponferrada is to bus which takes 15h 54m and costs €70 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 17h.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Ponferrada, Spain?
You can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Ponferrada via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Leon in around 15h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nantes to Ponferrada via Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, Pasaia, Pasajes, and Vitoria/Gasteiz in around 17h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Asturias Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Pasajes to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Ourense to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Irun to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Ametzola to La Asunción Universidad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- VM Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Ponferrada bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Nantes to Ponferrada train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bordeaux Saint-Jean station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nantes to Ponferrada is 1037 km. It takes approximately 10h 8m to drive from Nantes to Ponferrada.
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