There are 10 ways to get from England to Rennes by train, bus, car ferry, ferry, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, line 91 bus
best- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnassebus 91
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain Tgv
6h 38m€210–397Fly Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MAN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
6h 40m€74–225Train, car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaireferry
- Take the bus from Office du Tourisme to Républiquebus 507
14h 14mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rennescar
6h 52mFly Birmingham Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BHX - RNS
6h 36m€155–270Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rennescar
8h 20m€109–197Fly London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LHR - RNS
7h 24m€218–902Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
4h 33m€78–304Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
6h 54m€86–249Fly London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
7h 23m€82–297
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Rennes is to fly and train which costs €70 - €230 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from England to Rennes is to train and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €75 - €310.
The distance between England and Rennes is 819 km.
The best way to get from England to Rennes without a car is to train and line 91 bus which takes 6h 38m and costs €210 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from England to Rennes, including transfers.
Rennes is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 12:32 PM in England and 1:32 PM in Rennes.
There are 979+ hotels available in Rennes.
What companies run services between England and Rennes, France?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Bus from Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Office du Tourisme to République
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaire
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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