Cheap flights from Manchester to Nantes

June is the cheapest month on this route, and prices for every month from October through September are laid out so you can pick your window. Early summer sits before the school holidays, when families from both countries push fares up. Christmas and the turn of the year are the other busy stretches. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday or Saturday, and booking a few weeks ahead helps on nonstop flights.

Connections come first: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Iberia, Lufthansa and Vueling Airlines sell itineraries with a stop, which can still be the affordable option when the nonstop is in demand. Ryanair, Easyjet, Jet2 and Emerald Airlines sit in the low-cost camp, where the base fare covers little more than a seat and a small cabin bag. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Lufthansa operate as full-service carriers, so checked baggage and a reserved seat are typically part of the fare. Royal Air Maroc also appears among the carriers listed for this route. What you pay for the same trip can therefore differ a lot depending on bags.

You land at Atlantique, the single airport serving Nantes, which sits close enough to the city that the transfer is short. Trains and shuttle connections run from the airport towards the centre, and a taxi or ride covers the last stretch if you arrive late. Since there is no second airport in the mix, you never have to worry about landing at the wrong side of town, but do allow time in the arrivals hall for baggage on the low-cost carriers.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

French

Emergency number

112, 15, 17

Driving side

right

Calling code

+33

Internet domain

.fr

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Nantes

328 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Paris)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check how much the carrier charges for a checked bag before you compare fares, since the low-cost base rate excludes it.
• Manchester has one airport, so confirm your ticket names Manchester International and note the terminal.
• If your itinerary is a connection on separate tickets, check the layover is long enough for a missed first flight.
• Check what documents France requires for your nationality before you book.
• Check June versus the summer holiday weeks if your dates are flexible, since demand shapes the fare.
• Check the return month too, because a one-month gap can change the total.