There are 10 ways to get from Rennes to Alsace by train (TGV), bus, train, car, 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 Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Selestattrain Tgv
5h 47m€164–261Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmarbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 3m€68–118Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rennes to Strasbourgbus N215 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Selestattrain Ter
12h 54m€86–129Drive 756.5 km
- Drive from Rennes to Alsacecar 756.5 km
8h 24m€121–175Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane RNS - SXB
6h 18m€177–403Train
- Take the train from Rennes to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Scherwillertrain Ter
6h 36m€154–263Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
6h 32m€78–329Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Basel (BSL)plane RNS - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Selestattrain
8h 45m€239–401Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Selestattrain
8h 49m€115–307Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RNS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Selestattrain
9h 45m€236–520
Rennes to Alsace by train, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Alsace is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Alsace is to train via Paris which takes 5h 47m and costs €160 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to Alsace. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at Alumnat via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Selestat Gare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Alsace. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Scherwiller via Châtelet, Paris Est and Selestat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 47m.
The distance between Rennes and Alsace is 847 km. The road distance is 756.5 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Alsace without a car is to train via Paris which takes 5h 47m and costs €160 - €270.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Rennes to Alsace, including transfers.
Rennes to Alsace bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to Alsace train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Alsace is to train via Paris which takes 5h 47m and costs €160 - €270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €170 - €410 and takes 6h 18m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 3m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Alsace, Grand Est, France?
You can take a train from Rennes to Scherwiller via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Gare Montparnasse, Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres, Châtelet, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, and Selestat in around 5h 47m. Alternatively, easyJet, Air France, and Twin Jet fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Scherwiller
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Selestat
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Rennes to Alsace bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Rennes to Alsace train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rennes to Alsace is 756 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Rennes to Alsace.
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