Nantes car rentals from C$ 36/day

Because you will often be driving on the highway, you can rent any vehicle you’d prefer. A sports car, luxury vehicle, or convertible might be a fun choice for your Nantes vacation. However, a compact car might be your best bet because of the cost of gas in France. Some common cars driven around the area include the Peugeot, Renault, Volkswagen, and Nissan.

You’ll travel mostly on the motorways during your vacation. The speed limit on these major highways is between 80 km (49.70 mph) and 110 km (68 mph). If you happen to be in a residential neighborhood, be sure to drop your speed to 30 km (18 mph). You’ll always need to adjust speeds in inclement weather.

You will likely have to pay to park your rental car in downtown Nantes. However, many hotels offer free parking for guests. If this is not your situation, consider leaving your car at a parking lot such as Parking Feydeau or NGE Commerce Public Park (a parking garage in the center of downtown). Valet public parking services are also available at the Nantes Train Station.

On average a rental car in Nantes costs C$ 55 per day.

Yes, automatic cars are available in most car renting companies in Nantes. As cars with manual transmission are more common in many countries, you might have to pay an additional charge for renting an automatic car.

The average gas price in Nantes is C$ 9.74 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a gas tank costs between C$ 117 and C$ 156, depending on the car size.

Compact (Peugeot 2008 or similar) is the most frequently booked rental car type in Nantes.

Car rental companies onsite at Nantes Atlantique airport include Rentscape and Dollar.

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Nantes Atlantique airport to off-airport locations include Avis, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Europcar and Sixt.

Take a look at our extensive car rental location map to find the best rental cars near you.

A Compact car rental in Nantes costs C$ 57 per day, on average.

An Economy car rental in Nantes costs C$ 54 per day, on average.

An Intermediate car rental in Nantes costs C$ 82 per day, on average.

In Nantes, cars are most frequently rented at Rentscape Nantes Atlantique Airport (8 km from city centre ).

Nantes features several restricted-access thoroughfares in an effort to reduce traffic in particular regions. The Boulevard de Budenheim, the Rue de Saint-Nazaire, and the Rue de la Rive Gauche are some of the restricted roadways in Nantes. You can't drive a car or motorcycle on these roads, but buses and ambulances are allowed access.

The permissible BAC in Nantes is 0.5 grammes per litre (g/L), which applies to everyone. The legal limit for drivers, in particular, is much lower, set at 0.2 g/L. This implies that the legal limit for driving a car is 0.2 g/L. A driver's licence suspension and fines may follow a BAC of 0.02 g/L or higher.