City to city
Nantes to Bordeaux by train
Nantes → Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Fastest
- ≈ 4h 10m
- Typical
- ≈ 5h 01m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- SNCF VOYAGEURS, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, Nomad Train (SNCF, Région Normandie), Aléop TER
Trains link Nantes (Nantes) and Bordeaux (Bordeaux Saint-Jean) in about 4h 10m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Intercités (375 km, typically ≈ 4 h 20 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Nantes to Bordeaux take?
The fastest trains cover Nantes to Bordeaux in about 4h 10m; a typical journey takes around 5h 01m.
Is there a direct train from Nantes to Bordeaux?
Yes: direct trains run between Nantes and Bordeaux Saint-Jean.
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 doubled, contracted to 2036.
Legendary routes through Nantes or Bordeaux
- TGV inOui Paris → Bordeaux
- TGV inOui Paris → Nantes
- Nantes–Quimper Nantes → Quimper
- Intercités Bordeaux → Marseille
More trains from Nantes
- Nantes → Paris ≈ 2h 03m · direct
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.