Access

Les Machines de l’île
Parc des Chantiers
Bd Léon Bureau
44200 Nantes
GPS : 47.206472 / -1.564297

Except for seeing-eye dogs, all dogs are prohibited from accessing the Terrasses de l’Atelier, the Grand Elephant, the Marine Worlds Carrousel, and Galerie des Machines.

Getting to Les Machines de l’île

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Nantes is transforming

Nantes is changing to become an even more ecological, inclusive, and dynamic city. To do this, new public works will reinforce our already existing ecofriendly modes of transport: new tram lines, green zones for pedestrians and cyclists, and more. From 2024, these major urban projects will disrupt traffic around Les Machines de l’Île and Parc des Chantiers, with the Pont Anne-de-Bretagne bridge closed off to cars (the bridge will remain accessible to pedestrians and cyclists). Solutions will be offered throughout construction to make it easier for everyone to get around, like: increased frequency of several public transport lines, more Naolib bike-share bicycles, and more parking spots in park-and-ride lots.

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By bike

Get here by bike:

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• Bicloo Station n° 43 : Machines de l’île
• It’s easy to bike here:
  • 12 min from Nantes train station
  • 13 min from Pont-Rousseau in Rezé

Park your bike:

• Bike racks all around Les Machines
• 24h Bicloopark bike parking
  • Secure parking at Bicloopark Les Machines
  • Secure parking at Bicloopark Les Nefs

By public transport / Free use of the TAN / NAOLIB network every weekend

• Tramway ligne 1: from the “Chantiers navals” streetcar stop – 4 min walk
• Bus line 5: from “Prairie au duc” stop – 4 min walk
• Navibus line N2: from the “Hangar à bananes” stop – 16 min walk

TAN / NAOLIB network timetable

By Train

• From St Nazaire: 30 min
• From Rennes: 1h15
• From Paris: 2h

By car (not free)

Get here by car:

• Think of carpooling
• From St Nazaire: 1h
• From Rennes: 2h
• From Paris: 4h

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Park your car:

• Parking-and-ride (P+R)
• Free parking until August 2023: Quai Wilson
• Les Machines parking garage
• Les Nefs – parking garage

Download the parking map for people with reduced mobility.

By plane

• Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 44346 Bouguenais.