There are 10 ways to get from York to Nantes by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, car train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantestrain
8h 1m€306–516Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MAN - NTE
6h 2m€95–277Bus
- Take the bus from Blossom Street to Leeds Bus Station Entrancebus 843 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoriabus
- 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
22h 37m€97–179Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from York to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Saint-Maloferry
- Take the bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare routièrebus 507
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain Ter
25h 47mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from York to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Nantescar
13h 35m€162–409Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from York to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nantescar
10h 39m€328–413Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LBA - NTE
7h 59m€109–264Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MME - NTE
8h 1m€149–790Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
6h 46m€126–296Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
7h 46m€104–329
York to Nantes by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from York to Nantes is to bus which costs €95 - €180 and takes 22h 37m.
The fastest way to get from York to Nantes is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from York to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Blossom Street and arriving at Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from York to Nantes. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at Nantes via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between York and Nantes is 1144 km.
The best way to get from York to Nantes without a car is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from York to Nantes, including transfers.
York to Nantes bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Blossom Street station.
York to Nantes train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
The best way to get from York to Nantes is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €300 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 22h 37m.
What companies run services between York, England and Nantes, France?
You can take a train from York to Nantes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 in around 8h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Blossom Street to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub via Leeds Bus Station Entrance, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 22h 37m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €25–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from York to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- 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
- €170–290
- Website
- Eurostar
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 Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Blossom Street to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- €4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- 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
York to Nantes bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Leeds Bus Station Entrance.
Nantes is 1h ahead of York. It is currently 4:23 AM in York and 5:23 AM in Nantes.
York to Nantes train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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