Prices / Ticket offices
A strike notice has been filed until March 1, 2026, at Les Machines de l’Île. Therefore, the site’s operations may be disrupted on certain days. We only have this information once the site opens (from 2 p.m. each day).
Committed to always offering you a quality welcome, we advise you to stay informed on the day of your visit via our telephone reception (T. 0810 12 12 25), on our social media networks, and on www.lesmachines-nantes.fr.
If you already have a ticket, we guarantee its refund in the event of exceptional closure, or upon request in advance.
Thank you for your understanding.
Non-stop ticket sale for the same day, during ticketing hours, within the limit of available places. Ticket office under the warehouses and at the Carrousel des Mondes Marins.
Each ticket gives access to the workshop Terraces, the film and the Heron Tree prototype Branch.
Individual access authorized from the age of 13.
Grand Éléphant ride
Non-stop ticket sale for the same day.
Full price
12 €
Discounted price
8 € : 4-12 years old
10 €: disabled people / 13-17 years old, students, unemployed please provide proof
Free
Children under 4 and the disabled people’s helper
Galerie des Machines
Animated visit.
Non-stop ticket sales, immediate entry.
Full price
12 €
Discounted price
8 € : 4-12 years old
10 €: disabled people / 13-17 years old, students, unemployed please provide proof
Free
Children under 4 and the disabled people’s adult helper
Carrousel des Mondes Marins
Non-stop ticket sale and access, immediate entry.
Full price
12 €
Discounted price
8 € : 4-12 years old
10 € : disabled people / 13-17 years old, students, unemployed please provide proof
Free
Children under 4 and the disabled people’s adult helper
Two operating modes according to periods: fairground mode and discovery mode.
Fairground mode
Visit with ride(s)
Wednesday, every week-end and during French school holidays.
Access to the gangways and possibility to come on board of one of the elements, on one of the three levels.
Additional ride
3 €
Discovery mode
Animated visit
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during French school terms.
It is an animated exploration of the Carrousel. Visitors can not access to the levels, nor the elements.
Discovery Day Pass
New!
Individual Discovery Day Pass: your ticket to dive into the world of Les Machines de l’île.
Day Pass: 2 attractions
Choose between Carrousel des Mondes Marins + Galerie des Machines
or Carrousel des Mondes Marins + Grand Éléphant’s ride*
Full price
20€
Discounted price
14€ : 4-12 years old
17€: disabled people / 13-17 years old, students, unemployed please provide proof
Day Pass: 3 attractions
Carrousel des Mondes Marins + Galerie des Machines + Grand Éléphant’s ride*
Full price
29€
Discounted price
21€: 4-12 years old
25€: disabled people / 13-17 years old, students, unemployed please provide proof
*Subject to availability of the Grand Éléphant’s ride
Other Passes
Family price : 43 €
For the Galerie des Machines or the Grand Éléphant or the Carrousel des Mondes Marins.
Either 1 adult and 4 young people (4-17 years old),
or 2 adults and 3 young people (4-17 years old),
valid for the same day.
Pass Nantes – 24h / 48h / 72h or 7days
For 1, 2, 3 or 7 days, the essentials of the destination at the best price.
Free access: all museums and their exhibitions, Machines de l’île, public transport, cruises, bus tours, visits…
On sale at the Château des ducs de Bretagne and online on le Voyage à Nantes website.
- does not enable to skip queues
- 1 free access to the Galerie and at the Carrousel (Fairground mode or Discovery mode).
Methods of payment
- Bank card
- Cash