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Compare train, coach and flight for Basel to Nantes
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Nantes among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £37. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 35m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £37, and a flight costs an average of £47.
Distance: 688 km
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£130 Average Price | £160 Average Price | £63 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 41m Average total duration 6h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 35m Average total duration Fastest 1h 35m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 13h 55m Average total duration 13h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Nantes from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Nantes is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus13:4519h05Basel, Bahnhof8:50Nantes£871One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus13:4519h05Basel, Bahnhof8:50Nantes£871One-way1 change
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881110:346h19Basel SBB16:53Nantes station£2661One-way1 change
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962025:367h44Basel SBB13:20Nantes station£1541One-way1 change
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9622815:117h12Basel SBB22:23Nantes station£1711One-way1 change
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9612817:136h41Basel St. Johann23:54Nantes station£1821One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus17:4015h25Basel, Bahnhof9:05Nantes£921One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus12:3021h30Basel Bad Bhf10:00Nantes£1121One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus11:2517h00Basel, Bahnhof4:25Nantes£1121One-way1 change
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FAQs: Basel to Nantes
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Nantes:
A coach is £67 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Nantes costing on average £130.
A coach is £98 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Nantes costing on average £160.
Other travel options to Nantes take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 11m.
Coach takes on average 13h 25m.
- Around 16 flights per day.
- Around 12 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Nantes as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Nantes Atlantique Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Nantes station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Nantes, Route de Paris.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Nantes by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV Lyria, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Nantes by train.
- Travel with easyJet to go to Nantes by flight.
- 0 direct flights per day with easyJet.
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