Nantes Tourism
Le souffle Atlantique Loire
Atlantique (44)
Western Loire
7, rue de Valmy,
B.P. 64106,
44041 NANTES 01
Phone : 0 892 464 044
Fax : 02 40 89 11 99
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Mass Transit
The omnibus, the first organized public transit system within a city, appears to have been originated in Nantes in 1826 with tramway beginning operation in 1879.
This tramway system is closed in 1958. They are three lines of the Tramway de Nantes.
The first line was opened in 1985, now the largest tramway network in France. Futures line extensions are projected.
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- Ligne 1 : Beaujoire / François Mitterrand ; 17,9 km.
- Ligne 2 : Neustrie / Orvault Grand Val ; 16,1 km
- Ligne 3 : Hôtel Dieu / Sillon de Bretagne ;
Tram of the Line 1
Projected Lines
- Ligne 4 : Place Foch / Porte de Vertou , opening September 2006
- Ligne 5
Airport
Nantes has an international airport: Nantes Atlantique Airport.
Nantes Atlantique Airport (IATA: NTE, ICAO: LFRS) (French: Aéroport International Nantes Atlantique, formerly Aéroport Château Bougon) is an international airport located in Bouguenais serving Nantes, France. It is operated by the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Nantes.
A shuttle bus (Navette Tan Air) is connecting the airport with the city center (Place du Commerce, Cité des Congrès, Gare SNCF Sud) within 30 minutes. Tickets are available at the bus permitting also access to the whole public transportation system in the city of Nantes during 1 hour.
It is the most important airport in the West of France.
Regular Airlines
- Aer Arann (Cork, Manchester)
- Air Algérie (Algiers)
- Air France (Bordeaux, Brest, Clermont-Ferrand, Geneva, Lille, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Metz, Milan, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Ajaccio, Bastia, Figari)
- Air Malta (Malta)
- Air Transat (Montreal)
- Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, operated by Air France Régional)
- Atlas Blue (Marrakech)
- Atlantic AirLift (Yeu island, Belle-Ile)
- British Airways (London-Gatwick)
- Corsair (Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Réunion Island)
- Iberia (Madrid)
- Ryanair (Dublin, Nottingham East Midlands, London-Stansted, Shannon)
- Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
- Tunisair (Tunis)
Train
Nantes lies on a number of rail lines, including TGV lines. By train, Nantes is connected via TGV to Paris, Lyon, Marseille, & Lille. In 2007, Nantes will be connected at Strasbourg & East of France.
By Corail (Classical Train), Nantes is connected at Quimper, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse. By TER (Regional Transport), you can to go Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Le Mans, La Roche sur Yon, and many other regional cities.
Credits
: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the
Wikipedia article
"Nantes".
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