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Compare train, coach and flight for Valence to Nantes
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Valence to Nantes among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £32. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 19m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.6 - 1.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £32, and a train costs an average of £44.
Distance: 559 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£111 Average Price | £54 Average Price Cheapest | £76 Average Price |
7h 39m Average total duration 7h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 53m Average total duration 10h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 19m Average total duration Fastest 1h 19m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
- CO2 emissions | 0.6 - 1.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.7 - 3.3kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Valence to Nantes
How to get to Nantes from Valence by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Valence to Nantes is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
50793 · 7240315:1014h45Valence, Gare Routière5:55Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£491One-way1 change
Cheapest
50793 · 7240315:1014h45Valence, Gare Routière5:55Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£491One-way1 change
Fastest
U247148:451h20Lyon Saint Exupery Airport10:05Nantes Atlantique Airport£981One-way0 changes
Other options
6258 · 888715:536h02Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud21:55Nantes station£871One-way1 change
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450411:117h39Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud18:50Nantes station£901One-way1 change
9864 · 548816:146h09Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud22:23Nantes station£1101One-way1 change
50618 · 8708123:4515h10Valence, Gare Routière14:55Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£521One-way1 change
3176 · 5101215:1017h40Valence, Gare Routière8:50Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£601One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus1:2514h50Valence, Gare Routière16:15Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes£681One-way1 change
AF61428:351h20Lyon Saint Exupery Airport9:55Nantes Atlantique Airport£1411One-way0 changes
AF7363 · AF750610:207h35Lyon Saint Exupery Airport17:55Nantes Atlantique Airport£2391One-way1 change
AF7371 · AF75066:0011h55Lyon Saint Exupery Airport17:55Nantes Atlantique Airport£2671One-way1 change
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FAQs: Valence to Nantes
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This is compared to other travel options from Valence to Nantes:
A coach is £22 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Valence to Nantes costing on average £76.
A coach is £57 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Valence to Nantes costing on average £111.
Other travel options to Nantes take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 9m.
Coach takes on average 10h 23m.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Valence and Nantes as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Nantes Atlantique Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Valence Ville and arrive in Nantes station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Valence, Gare Routière and arrive in Nantes, Route de Paris.
- Travel with easyJet, Volotea to go to Nantes by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Nantes by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Nantes by train.
- 2 direct flights per day with easyJet.
- 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct trains per day with SNCF | TGV INOUI.
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