Planning a Trip

Getting There

The TGV (fast train) from Paris's Gare Montparnasse takes about 2 1/2 hours to get to Nantes and costs 51€ ($66). Beware of slower trains, which can take up to 5 1/2 hours. For information, call tel. 08-92-35-35-35. Nantes's Gare SNCF, 27 bd. de Stalingrad, is a 5-minute walk from the town center. If you're driving, take A11 for 385km (239 miles) west of Paris. The trip takes about 3 hours. Aéroport Nantes-Atlantique (tel. 02-40-84-80-00) is 12km (7 1/2 miles) southeast of town. Air France (tel. 02-51-25-02-78) offers daily flights from Paris. A shuttle bus between the airport and the Nantes train station takes 25 minutes and costs 6€ ($7.80). A taxi from the airport costs 25€ ($33) and takes about 15 minutes.

Visitor Information

The Office de Tourisme is at 3 cours Olivier de Clisson Commerce (tel. 08-92-46-40-44; fax 02-40-89-11-99; www.nantes-tourisme.com).