Madrid to Nantes bus: 1 a day, fastest 14h05

1 a dayfastest 14h05☾ 3 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇫🇷 France

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MadridBurgosVitoria-GasteizSan SebastianIrunBayonneNantes· 776 km as the crow flies

13:00 → 04:05⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Madrid - South Station → Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub · via Burgos, Vitoria-Gasteiz, San Sebastian, Bayonne…
15h057 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
15:55 → 07:50⁺¹
FlixBus N1158 ☾ Overnight
Madrid (South Bus Station) → Nantes (Central Bus Station) · via Burgos, Vitoria-Gasteiz, San Sebastian, Irun…
15h558 stops
Runs: Tue, Thu, SatThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:55 → 06:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:20 → 09:25⁺¹
FlixBus N1721 ☾ Overnight
Madrid (South Bus Station) → Nantes (Central Bus Station) · via Bilbao, San Sebastian, Anglet, Bayonne…
14h057 stops
Runs: Daily until Sun 1 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:20 → 08:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 19:20, arrive 09:25

The plane is 10h04 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct14h49

To Madrid (South Bus Station)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N172114h05
From Nantes (Central Bus Station)12 min

Plane · nonstop MAD to NTE4h45

To Madrid–Barajas (MAD)40 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MAD to NTE1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From NTE30 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Madrid to Nantes nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

IberiaMAD→NTEBook direct ↗
VoloteaMAD→NTEBook direct ↗
easyJetMAD→NTEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Madrid to Nantes?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Madrid to Nantes?

The fastest takes 14h05; the slowest 15h55, for 776 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 13:00 and the latest at 19:20, local time in Madrid. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Madrid to Nantes?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 13:00 arriving 04:05 the next morning.

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