Why go
- Prefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France.
- Served by Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Airport (SNR).
History
Nantes is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 327,734 in Nantes proper (2023) and a metropolitan area of 1,050,815 inhabitants (2023). With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 19 airlines, 55 direct destinations
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 18 routes: Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Figari, Florence, Fuerteventura, Montpellier, Munich, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Perpignan, Prague, Strasbourg, Tenerife, Valencia, Venice
- Air France AF (ERJ-145, A320, A319, Dash 8-400, 318, A321…) · 14 routes: Ajaccio*, Amsterdam, Bastia*, Bordeaux*, Brussels*, Duesseldorf*, London*, Manchester*, Marseille, Milano*, Nice, Paris, Paris, Southampton*
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 12 routes: Athens, Berlin, Djerba, Heraklion, Lisbon, Malta, Marrakech, Monastir, Porto, Rome, Sevilla, Venice
- Airlinair A5 (ERJ-145, Embraer 170, CRK, CRJ-700) · 11 routes: Bordeaux, Brussels, Calvi, Duesseldorf, Figari, Lille, Lyon, Milano, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 7 routes: Geneva, London, Lyon, Mulhouse, Nice, Rome, Toulouse
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, CRK) · 5 routes: Barcelona*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Rome*, Sevilla
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 4 routes: Barcelona, Malaga, Rome, Sevilla
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A320, A321) · 3 routes: Djerba, Lyon, Tunis
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 3 routes: Dublin, Fes, Marseille
- Alitalia AZ (318, A319, A320, A321, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Milano, Paris*
- Corse-Mediterranee XK (A320) · 2 routes: Ajaccio, Bastia
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400, Embraer 175) · 2 routes: Manchester, Southampton
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- Tunisair TU (736, A320) · 2 routes: Djerba, Tunis
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- CityJet WX (AR8, F50) · 1 route: London
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (ERJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 1 route: Izmir
- XL Airways France SE (A330-200) · 1 route: Paris
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 7 airlines, 9 direct destinations
- Air France AF (Dash 8-400, A319, ATR 72) · 4 routes: Exeter*, Marseille, Paris, Southampton*
- Airlinair A5 (CRJ-700, CRK, CRJ) · 3 routes: Lyon, Nice, Toulouse
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Exeter, Southampton
- Alitalia AZ (ATR 72) · 1 route: Paris*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona*
- Nationwide Airlines CE (BEH) · 1 route: Bordeaux
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Airport (SNR); 25 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: NTE has direct flights to 55 destinations on 19 airlines (incl. Rome, Ajaccio, Bastia, Djerba, Lyon…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Gare Maritime, 1.8 km); routes include Navibus, Port Boyer - Petit Port Facultés, N3 Port Boyer → Petit Port - Facultés.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Nantes, France. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.