Nantes to Madrid bus: 1.1 a day, fastest 14h50

1.1 a dayfastest 14h50☾ 3 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇪🇸 Spain

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NantesLa RochelleBordeauxBayonneIrunSan SebastianMadrid· 776 km as the crow flies

01:00 → 15:50
FlixBus N1721 ☾ Overnight
Nantes (Central Bus Station) → Madrid (South Bus Station) · via La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bayonne, Anglet…
14h507 stops
Runs: Daily until Tue 3 NovThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:00 → 14:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:05 → 10:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1158 ☾ Overnight
Nantes (Central Bus Station) → Madrid (South Bus Station) · via La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bayonne, Irun…
16h108 stops
Runs: Tue, Thu, SatThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:05 → 09:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:20 → 09:40⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub → Madrid - South Station · via La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bayonne, San Sebastian…
15h207 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

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 01:00, arrive 15:50

The plane is 10h49 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h34

To Nantes (Central Bus Station)12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N172114h50
From Madrid (South Bus Station)17 min

Plane · nonstop NTE to MAD4h45

To Nantes Atlantique (NTE)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight NTE to MAD1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From MAD40 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 Nantes to Madrid nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

IberiaNTE→MADBook direct ↗
VoloteaNTE→MADBook direct ↗
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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Nantes to Madrid?

Yes. 1.1 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 Nantes to Madrid?

The fastest takes 14h50; the slowest 16h10, for 776 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:00 and the latest at 18:20, local time in Nantes. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Nantes to Madrid?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:00 arriving 15:50.

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