Nantes to Bordeaux by train
Nantes → Bordeaux Saint-Jean
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 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 4h 10m
- Typical
- ≈ 5h 01m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- SNCF Voyageurs, Nomad Train, Aléop TER
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 has doubled, and it is 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.