Tours, tickets and day trips in Nantes
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Nantes Museum of Arts | 326,296 | 2018 |
| Château des ducs de Bretagne | 308,863 | 2019 |
| Natural History Museum of Nantes | 127,000 | 2019 |
| Navibus Line Loire | 110,000 | 2005 |
| Navibus Line Erdre | 66,000 | 2016 |
| Planetarium of Nantes | 33,000 | — |
| Musée Dobrée | 23,178 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Loire-Atlantique | 1,126 | 2021 |
| archives régionales des Pays de la Loire | 25 | 2022 |
The busiest is Nantes Museum of Arts at 326,296 visitors in 2018. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Nantes
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes to Angers | France | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Nantes to Rennes | France | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Nantes to Le Mans | France | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Nantes to Tours | France | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Nantes to Caen | France | 236 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Nantes to Brest | France | 255 km (158 mi) | about 4 h 9 min |
| Nantes to Limoges | France | 264 km (164 mi) | about 4 h 17 min |
| Nantes to Orléans | France | 270 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 24 min |
| Nantes to Bordeaux | France | 275 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 28 min |
| Nantes to Le Havre | France | 281 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 35 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Nantes?
Nantes Museum of Arts, with 326,296 visitors in 2018 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.