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Compare train, coach and flight for Caen to Nantes
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Caen to Nantes among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £9. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 34m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £9, and a train costs an average of £28.
Distance: 236 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£19 Average Price Cheapest | £46 Average Price |
4h 37m Average total duration 4h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 4m Average total duration Fastest 3h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Caen to Nantes
How to get to Nantes from Caen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Caen to Nantes is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus11:204h00Caen, Gare Routière15:20Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£201One-way0 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus11:204h00Caen, Gare Routière15:20Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£201One-way0 changes
Fastest
AF6144 · AF615310:303h20Caen-Carpiquet Airport13:50Nantes Atlantique Airport£3061One-way1 change
Other options
853624 · 85732917:483h30Gare de Caen21:18Nantes station£561One-way1 change
853622 · 85733316:473h30Gare de Caen20:17Nantes station£561One-way1 change
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89737:464h08Gare de Caen11:54Nantes station£581One-way1 change
FlixBus15:504h30Caen, Gare Routière20:20Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£321One-way0 changes
50284 · 5081110:309h55Caen, Pl. de la Gare20:25Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£641One-way1 change
50284 · 9808310:3010h00Caen, Pl. de la Gare20:30Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£1311One-way1 change
AF6153 · AF614610:307h10Caen-Carpiquet Airport17:40Nantes Atlantique Airport£11881One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Caen to Nantes:
A coach is £27 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Caen to Nantes costing on average £46.
A coach is £308 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Caen to Nantes costing on average £327.
Other travel options to Nantes take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 7m.
Flight takes on average 5h 38m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Caen and Nantes as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Caen, Gare Routière and arrive in Nantes, Route de Paris.
- Flights mostly depart from Caen-Carpiquet Airport and arrive in Nantes Atlantique Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Gare de Caen and arrive in Nantes station.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, SNCF | Autocar, SNCF Bus to go to Nantes by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Nantes by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
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