Note that these trains to Angers depart from the Gare-Montparnasse in Paris.
Final Destination: Nantes or Le Croisic (or Les Sables-d'Olonne)
Some trains also call at: Le Mans
A mix of TGV trains are used on this route, the brand new TGV Oceane trains are now used on the overwhelming majority of departures.
You can check which type of TGV train will be used for your chosen departure by following the simple steps on this guide.
Mon -Thurs = 12 x trains per day
Friday =14 x trains
Saturday = 9 x trains
Sunday = 9 x trains
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date - but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion.
If tickets aren't on sale yet for your travel date, you can sign up to the ticket availability notification service on Oui.SNCF.
When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box; on Trainline tick the 'fastest journeys' box.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
The price is dictated by demand per departure and not speed, so book ahead and try and be flexible re: departure and arrival times.
Reservations and using rail passes
Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding -more info is available on our guide to using rail passes in France.
Or rail pass users can avoid paying the rail pass reservation fee on these TGV trains by:
(1) taking an IC train from Paris to Tours or St Pierre-des-corps
(2) Taking a TER train on from either of those stations to Angers.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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Oui.SNCF | from €20 | |
Download the Oui.SNCF app | from €20 | |
Trainline | from €20 | |
Saveatrain | from €20 | |
Happyrail | from €20 | |
RailEurope | from €20 |
If you are happy to put up with a more basic on-board experience, you can save money by taking the Ouigo services from Paris to Angers, they are scheduled to depart daily at 08:23 and 14:24/14:33..
The fastest trains are non-stop between Paris and Angers; and they're faster than ever before, thanks to to the opening of the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire high speed line extension.
As a result the trains move on to the high speed line around 3 minutes after departure and don't leave it until around 10 minutes before arrival in Angers
The slower trains divert off of this new direct route in order to call at Le Mans.
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