There are 9 ways to get from Genoa to Rennes by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain Tgv
11h 7m€113–336Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Genoa to Chambérybus N580
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 35m€63–123Drive 1,125.1 km
- Drive from Genoa to Rennescar 1,125.1 km
12h 12m€173–249Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane NCE - RNS
7h 26m€88–335Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Rennestrain
12h 59m€190–493Train, bus
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Rennes Place de la Garebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
27h 9m€129–203Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LIN - RNS
9h 7m€157–408Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane MXP - RNS
9h 20m€127–739Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NCE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
9h 40m€88–255
Genoa to Rennes by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Rennes is to bus which costs €60 - €130 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Rennes is to train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €85 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to Rennes station. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Rennes - Bus Station via Chambéry - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Rennes. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Rennes via Torino Porta Nuova, Gare de Lyon, Bercy and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Genoa and Rennes is 1236 km. The road distance is 1125.1 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Rennes without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 7m and costs €110 - €340.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Genoa to Rennes, including transfers.
Genoa to Rennes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to Rennes train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Rennes is to train via Paris which takes 11h 7m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €130 and takes 18h 35m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Rennes, France?
You can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to Rennes via Torino Porta Nuova, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 11h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genoa to Rennes - Bus Station via Chambéry - Bus Station in around 18h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–360
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €150–200
- 1st Class
- €190–250
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Modane to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €160–240
- Rail 1st Class
- €250–350
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €95–140
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Rennes Place de la Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Genoa to Rennes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chambéry station.
Genoa to Rennes train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Nuova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to Rennes is 1125 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Genoa to Rennes.
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