Nantes

If you want to go sight-seeing and use the public transport system at the same time, the Pass Nantes is your best option. This city pass includes free entrances to museums, monuments, guided tours and the public transport network (including the airport shuttle). Pass holders also get a range of discounts in shops, and other places in the vineyard and also in Saint-Nazaire. Rates: 24 hours at 26€ / 48 hours at 35€ / 72 hours at 45€ / 7 days at 90€.

The Aeroport Nantes Atlantique lies just south of Nantes and is the leading airport in the west of France. The bus TAN shuttle takes you, in about 20 minutes, near the railway station (“Gare SNCF Sud” stop) and then near the Convention centre ( “Lieu Unique” stop) or in the direct city centre (“Commerce” stop). Tickets (single:9 Euros) can be bought inside the TAN shuttle-buses and are valid for one hour throughout the local TAN public transport network. A taxi stand is located at the entrance door of the airport terminal. A taxi ride to downtown Nantes takes around 25 minutes and will cost you between 40 to 50 Euros, depending on the distance and the time of day.

Emergencies : - dial 15 - or head to the CHU Hôtel-Dieu emergency room at 9 Quai Moncousu SOS Médecins : - dial +33 240 503 030 - http://www.sosmedecins-nantes.fr/