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Compare bus and train for Nantes to Tours
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Nantes to Tours among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €15 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 36m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €15, while a train costs an average of €31.
Distance: 105 miles (170 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
€31 Average price | €15 Average price Cheapest | €56 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 36m Average total duration Fastest 2h 6m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 1m Average total duration 2h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 14m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Nantes to Tours:
A bus is €16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nantes to Tours costing on average €31.
Other travel options to Tours take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 1m.
The journey is about 8m faster (2h 6m by train vs 2h 14m by car) and roughly €25 cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls (€31 vs €56). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Nantes to Tours
How to get from Nantes to Tours by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nantes to Tours is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus12:30 AM2h55Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes3:25 AMTours, Gare routiere Vaucanson€211One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus12:30 AM2h55Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes3:25 AMTours, Gare routiere Vaucanson€211One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 86000611:12 AM1h37Nantes station12:49 PMTours station€391One-way0 transfers
Other options
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830311:48 AM1h57Nantes station1:45 PMTours station€241One-way1 transfer- 4406+
8602252:46 PM2h12Nantes station4:58 PMTours station€241One-way1 transfer - 4402+8602056:26 AM2h01Nantes station8:27 AMTours station€261One-way1 transfer
98080 · 31618:20 AM11h25Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes7:45 PMTours, Gare routiere Vaucanson€281One-way1 transfer- 59027 · 316012:25 AM12h00Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes12:25 PMTours, Gare routiere Vaucanson€381One-way1 transfer
- 4031 · 48615:30 AM11h14Pôle d'échange multimodal Gare Sud SNCF, 44000 Nantes4:44 PMTours, Gare routiere Vaucanson€1501One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Nantes to Tours:
A bus is €16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nantes to Tours costing on average €31.
Other travel options to Tours take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 1m.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nantes and Tours as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Nantes station and arrive in Tours station.
- Buses mostly depart from Nantes, Route de Paris and arrive in Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Tours by bus.
- Travel with TER, SNCF | Intercités, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Tours by train.
- 6 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus.
- 4 direct trains per day with TER, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).
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