There are 10 ways to get from Winchester to Nantes by train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car ferry, bus, car train, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Winchester to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantestrain
7h 31m€269–465Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from St Catherines P&R to London Victoriabus 810
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
19h 4m€75–131Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Winchester to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Nantescar
9h 40m€91–303Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Winchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nantescar
8h 23m€266–332Fly Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SOU - NTE
6h 48m€90–360Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Winchester to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
5h 25m€86–240Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Winchester to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LHR - NTE
7h 50m€144–360Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Winchester to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
6h 15m€81–308Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus
- Take the train from Winchester to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
7h 10m€107–436Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Winchester to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRS - NTE
8h 56m€151–337
Winchester to Nantes by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Winchester to Nantes is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Winchester to Nantes is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Winchester to Nantes. However, there are services departing from City Road and arriving at Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via St Catherines P&R, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Winchester to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Winchester and arriving at Nantes via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Winchester and Nantes is 952 km.
The best way to get from Winchester to Nantes without a car is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €260 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Winchester to Nantes, including transfers.
Winchester to Nantes bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Catherines P&R station.
Winchester to Nantes train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Winchester station.
The best way to get from Winchester to Nantes is to train which takes 7h 31m and costs €260 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 19h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €360 and takes 6h 48m.
What companies run services between Winchester, England and Nantes, France?
You can take a train from Winchester to Nantes via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 in around 7h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from City Road to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via St Catherines P&R, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 19h 4m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Winchester to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Winchester to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Winchester to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Winchester to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Winchester to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Winchester to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Catherines P&R to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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Booking & Getting There
Winchester to Nantes bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Nantes is 1h ahead of Winchester. It is currently 8:16 AM in Winchester and 9:16 AM in Nantes.
Winchester to Nantes train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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