Bordeaux to Nantes by train
Bordeaux Saint-Jean → Nantes
Trains link Bordeaux (Bordeaux Saint-Jean) and Nantes (Nantes) in about 4h 12m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Intercités (375 km, typically ≈ 4 h 20 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 4h 12m
- Typical
- ≈ 4h 26m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Aléop TER, SNCF Voyageurs, TER BreizhGo
How long does the train from Bordeaux to Nantes take?
The fastest trains cover Bordeaux to Nantes in about 4h 12m; a typical journey takes around 4h 26m.
Is there a direct train from Bordeaux to Nantes?
Yes: direct trains run between Bordeaux Saint-Jean and Nantes.
This corridor in the atlas
- Intercités The Atlantic link that skips Paris: marshes of the Vendée, La Rochelle’s towers and the Charente to Bordeaux. Ridership has doubled, and it is contracted to 2036.
Legendary routes through Bordeaux or Nantes
- TGV inOui Paris → Bordeaux
- TGV inOui Paris → Nantes
- Nantes–Quimper Nantes → Quimper
- Intercités Bordeaux → Marseille
More trains from Bordeaux
- Bordeaux → Paris ≈ 2h 10m · direct
- Bordeaux → Toulouse ≈ 2h 27m · direct
- Bordeaux → Lyon ≈ 5h 11m
More train routes in France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.