Mass Transit: The Tramway de Nantes is used for commuting by many people in France. There are three lines in the tramway system in this city of France. The new tramway of Nantes was opened in 1985. It is the largest tramway network of France. There are three lines. Ligne 1 (Beaujoire - François Mitterrand) goes to the Stade de la Beaujoire, the exposition centre, Gare du Nord and the central library. Ligne 2 (Neustrie - Orvault Grand) serves the university campus du Petit Port. Ligne 3 (Hôtel Dieu - Sillon de Bretagne) will be extended in the year 2007.
Airports: Nantes Atlantique Airport is the international airport that serves Nantes. This most important airport in the West of France is located in Bouguenais. It is the main transportation hub for France's Brittany region. The airport handles around 2 million passengers every year. The airport handles domestic flights to Paris and international flights to destinations such as Spain and the Canary Islands, Morocco, Greece and Canada. There's a shuttle bus that connects the airport with the city center within 30 minutes.
Taxis: A popular taxi company of Nantes is Allo Taxi Nantes Atlantique. Allo 44 Taxis and Taxi Abarth are other popular taxi companies of Nantes.
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Taxis are available at the Nantes Atlantique Airport. The fare of the taxis depends on the price and on the pick-up and the price per km. Giving tips is customary here.
Railways:The city of Nantes is situated on a number of rail lines. Nantes is well connected to neighboring cities of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lyon by TGV (train à grande vitesse). TGV is a high-speed rail service of Frace. Corail (Classical Train) connects Nantes to quimper, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Lyon and Toulouse. TER can be used for going to Saint-Nazaire, Angers, La Roche sur Yon, Le Mans etc.
Online Booking of Flights: Some airlines, which fly to Nantes are British Airways, Alitalia, Aer Arann, Air France etc. You can book flights to and from Nantes from the comfort of your house or hotel. You can fly to Nantes from all major airports in UK and worldwide. Flights fly to Nantes from departure airports of Aberdeen (ABZ-Dyce), Belfast (BFS-Belfast International), Belfast (BHD-Belfast City), Birmingham (BHX-Birmingham), East Midlands (EMA-East Midlands), Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford), London (LCY-London City Airport), London (LGW-Gatwick), London (LHR-Heathrow), London (STN-Stansted) and Luton (LTN-Luton).
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