By public transport
There are very good public transportation services provided by the TAN Transports de l'Agglomération Nantaise. It consists of 3 tram lines, a BusWay like a tram line and numbered as such but with buses rather than trams, many bus lines, and several Navibus public boats lines. A one-way ticket costs 1,50â¬. Once on the bus, tram, or navibus you must validate the ticket in one of the green ticket validation machines. The ticket is then active for one hour with unlimited transfers. Tickets are cheaper if you buy them in bulk a "carnet" of 10 tickets costs 12,70⬠and there are also 24-hour 4,20⬠for one person, or 6,70⬠for 4 people. The trams start early and run till after midnight, later on Saturdays, however there are also several night bus lines.
By taxi
Nantes's taxi number is 02 40 69 22 22. There are designated taxi waiting spots near Place du Commerce and the train station, but taxi service is infrequent.
By bike
Nantes is a very bike-friendly city. There are bicycle lanes alongside most major roads, demarcated by green arrows, and many small streets and trails that are only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.
Bikes can be rented from Nantes Métropole at one of eight parking lots in the city. You may rent a bike for 1⬠for 2 hours, 4⬠for a day, 10⬠for a week, or 25⬠for a month. Additionally, there is a 50% discount for holders of an SNCF or a TAN pass. (http://www.nantesmetropol...) French
Bicloo (http://www.bicloo.nantesm...), Nantes self-service bicycle network at 79 locations, offering 700 bicycles. Registration starts at 1⬠for a day with a 150⬠deposit in case of damage to the bike, the first 30 minutes are free of charge, 30 minutes to 1 hour 0,50 EUR, 1 hour to 1:30 h 1,50 EUR, and each additional 30 minutes up to 24h 2 EUR. There are 89 Bicloo stations allover Nantes but no Bicloo stations outside of the Nantes area.