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Regional trains services in Pays de la Loire

Discover the Pays de la Loire region by region trains and your bike with complete peace of mind!

From 1 May to 28 September 2025, TER Pays de la Loire offers you the opportunity to board your bike throughout the entire ALEOP network with the exception of two lines where this service is not available:

  • Line T1: Nantes - Nort-sur-Erdre - Châteaubriant
  • Line T2: Nantes and Clisson

Visitors can take advantage of a service designed to safely accommodate bicycles. Bring your bike on board for €1 all summer long!

From May 1 to September 28, 2025, reservations for your bikes are compulsory. In addition to your ticket, you'll need a valid reservation for each bike and/or folded trailer. To reserve your bike space in Pays de la Loire, click here to access the dedicated reservation platform! (You can switch the language of the website to english)

⚠️ Correspondence journeys: if you make a connecting journey, you must make 1 reservation/path.

How does it work?

Before boarding, cyclists will entrust their bikes to a team who will place them in a dedicated area of the TER.

The initial capacity of some regional trains will be increased to 16 bicycle spaces.

✔️ This service must be booked before boarding the train and is subject to availability.

✔️ Folded and dismantled bicycles are accepted without reservation. They must be stored in a 130*90cm size bag.  

❌ Tandems or cargo bikes cannot be accepted due to their size.

đź’ˇ Avoid peak times (from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays)

Find out all about the bike boarding service

 

You can find all the solutions for travelling freely in Pays de la Loire on the TER + Vélo / TER Pays de la Loire website.

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Line 8 - Nantes <> Les Sables-d'Olonne

Discover Les Sables d'Olonne by train + bike. Line 8 allows you to spend a day or more on the Atlantic coast without worrying about transport.

Period of operation :

  • April May & June: Every weekend until 30 June (bank holidays included!)
  • 1 July to 30 August: EVERY DAY
  • September: Every weekend until 30 September
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Line 10 - Nantes <> Pornic

Discover Pornic by train and bike. Line 10 from Nantes lets you spend a day or more on the Atlantic coast without worrying about transport.

Periods of operation :

  • April May & June: Every weekend until 30 June (bank holidays included!)
  • 1 July to 30 August: EVERY DAY
  • September: Every weekend until 30 September
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Line 11 - Nantes <> Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

Discover the town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie by train + bike. Departing from Nantes, line 11 lets you spend a day or more on the Atlantic coast without worrying about transport.

Periods of operation :

  • April May & June: Every weekend until 30 June (bank holidays included!)
  • 1 July to 30 August: EVERY DAY
  • September: Every weekend until 30 September