The most convenient way to get from Nantes International Airport to La Baule is by taking French TGV and TER trains, which run daily on the Nantes–La Baule-Escoublac route. However, the train departs not from the airport but from Nantes Central railway station. You can reach Nantes train station from the airport in 20–30 minutes by the airport shuttle bus (navette aeroport), which operates every 30 minutes on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 11:15 p.m., and on Sundays and public holidays from 6:15 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. The shuttle stop is located in front of exit hall No. 1 of Nantes Airport. Ticket price: 10–14 EUR.
At the railway station, you need to buy a train ticket to La Baule at a dedicated kiosk or ticket machine. Trains run every hour, with a journey time of about 1–1.5 hours, and the ticket price is around 15 EUR. For more details on timetables and ticket reservations, see here.
From Paris Airport, you can also reach La Baule by TGV train (departing from the railway station at Aéroport Paris–Roissy–Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG 2) — RER, or from Montparnasse train station). Ticket prices start from 60 EUR.
However, the most convenient way to get to La Baule is by car. From Paris, motorways A11 and A10 lead to La Baule, while from Nantes, routes N165 and N171 are used. Travel time is 4–5 hours from Paris and 3.5 hours from Nantes.
