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Briere Regional Park
Marshes, boats and thatched cottages: the big wetland day trip from Nantes.
Best Day Trips From Nantes
Nantes sits close enough to the coast, the vineyards and the Loire châteaux that a day out barely eats into your morning. One bookable excursion runs a full 10 hours from Gare de Nantes Sud, another covers the region by bike or boat. Here is how the options compare.
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Clisson
The easiest day trip from Nantes: an Italianate town, a fortress château and Muscadet country, 15 to 23 minutes by train.
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Day Trips From Nantes
Train times, prices and the best coastal and inland escapes from Nantes, all verified for 2026.
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Loire Valley Chateaux
Castles and chateaux within reach of Nantes, from the dukes of Brittany's fortress in the city centre to Clisson, Guérande and Mont-Saint-Michel.
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Angers
Castle walls, a medieval wall-hanging and Anjou wine country, one Loire Valley day upstream from Nantes.
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Guerande
Walled medieval town and living salt marshes about 80 km from Nantes, with year-round guided marsh visits and a record 2026 salt harvest.
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La Baule
The Atlantic bay an hour from Nantes: train times, the beach, Guerande and Saint-Nazaire add-ons, events and seasonal advice.
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Puy Du Fou
The drive from Nantes, 2026 season dates, ticket prices and show planning for France's historical theme park.
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Le Croisic
Harbours, an aquarium, coastal cliff paths and salt country, an hour from Nantes by train.
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Saint Nazaire
Train times, Escal'Atlantic prices and the best coast combinations for a Saint Nazaire day trip from Nantes.
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Carnac
Prehistoric standing stones, Breton coast towns and salt marshes on a full day trip west from Nantes.
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Saint Malo
The walled corsair city of Saint Malo, the boldest coastal day trip from Nantes.
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Vannes
Plan a Vannes day trip from Nantes with verified Nantes transport prices, pass options and day-trip timings.
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La Rochelle
A harbour town of towers, arcades and oyster quays, reachable from Nantes for a full day on the Atlantic.
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Les Sables D'olonne
Plan a Les Sables d'Olonne day trip from Nantes: trains, seasons, what to do on the Vendée coast, and how it compares with La Baule, Pornic and Saint-Nazaire.
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Planete Sauvage
Plan the safari day trip from Nantes: access, season, budget tables and the coastal and vineyard pairings that make the drive south worthwhile.
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Pornic
The closest easy seaside escape from Nantes: a train ride of about an hour to a harbour town with beaches, coastal paths and Muscadet country on the way.
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Saumur
Château, sparkling wine cellars and the Loire riverbank, a full day east of Nantes.
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Nantes To Mont Saint Michel
Verified drive times, seasonal advice and route stops for the longest classic day trip from Nantes.
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Muscadet Vineyards
Visit the Muscadet vineyards of the Sèvre Nantaise from Nantes: tasting houses, cellar doors, tours and the food that goes with the region's dry white wine.
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Noirmoutier
Escape Nantes for the island of Noirmoutier: causeway, salt, oysters and Atlantic beaches.
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Ile D'yeu
Island day trip from Nantes: ports, coastal paths and Atlantic air, with planning, costs and comparisons.