Paris to Nantes by train
Gare Montparnasse → Nantes
Trains link Paris (Gare Montparnasse) and Nantes (Nantes) in about 2h 02m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the TGV inOui (385 km, typically 1 h 59 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 02m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 21m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- SNCF Voyageurs
How long does the train from Paris to Nantes take?
The fastest trains cover Paris to Nantes in about 2h 02m; a typical journey takes around 2h 21m.
Is there a direct train from Paris to Nantes?
Yes: direct trains run between Gare Montparnasse and Nantes.
Is the train or a flight faster from Paris to Nantes?
Door to door, the train typically wins: about 2h 40m city centre to city centre, against roughly 3h 55m for a typical flight once airport time is counted. The train also emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 2h 40m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 3h 55m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~15 kg train · ~47 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules: method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
This corridor in the atlas
- TGV inOui TGV Atlantique runs Paris to the Loire estuary city of Nantes in about two hours, topping 300 km/h across the plains of the west.
Legendary routes through Paris or Nantes
- Eurostar London → Paris
- TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
- Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
- Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Paris → Venice
Sleepers too: night trains from Paris.
More trains from Paris
- Paris → Reims ≈ 46 min · direct
- Paris → Lille ≈ 1h 17m · direct
- Paris → Brussels ≈ 1h 22m · direct
- Paris → Rennes ≈ 1h 30m · direct
- Paris → Nancy ≈ 1h 35m · direct
- Paris → Dijon ≈ 1h 38m · direct
More train routes in France · United Kingdom · Belgium.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.