There are 11 ways to get from Nantes to Ulm by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train 411C / ...
- Take the train from Paris Est to Ulm Hbftrain Tgv
8h 9m€201–326Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ulm - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h€79–138Drive 1,021 km
- Drive from Nantes to Ulmcar 1,021 km
10h 53m€164–237Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane NTE - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 48m€128–362Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 83
9h€194–351Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Ulmbus 1923
17h 15m€100–160Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NTE - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 1m€107–332Fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane NTE - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 10m€80–342Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 34m€97–395Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h€124–513Fly to Zurich Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NTE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorntrain
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 18m€128–453
Nantes to Ulm by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Ulm is to bus via Paris which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Ulm is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs €95 - €400.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nantes and arriving at Ulm. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 17h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Ulm Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 9m.
The distance between Nantes and Ulm is 1073 km. The road distance is 1021 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Ulm without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 9m and costs €200 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Nantes to Ulm, including transfers.
Nantes to Ulm bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Ulm train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Ulm is to train via Paris which takes 8h 9m and costs €200 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a train from Nantes to Ulm Hbf via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 8h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Ulm - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 17h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
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
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- 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 Paris Est to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ulm - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Ulm bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Nantes to Ulm 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 Ulm is 1021 km. It takes approximately 10h 53m to drive from Nantes to Ulm.
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