There are 10 ways to get from Rennes to Basque Country by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
8h 9m€182–411Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 55m€36–86Bus
- Take the bus from Rennes to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1158
10h 5m€40–75Drive 657.8 km
- Drive from Rennes to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 657.8 km
6h 43m€106–152Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane RNS - BIO
8h 30m€122–334Train
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
11h€122–282Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane RNS - BIQ
11h€215–481Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NTE - BIO
8h 35m€88–229Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NTE - BIQ
8h 36m€141–436Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane RNS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
8h 47m€142–439
Rennes to Basque Country by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Basque Country is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Basque Country is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs €100 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rennes and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 10h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 9m.
The distance between Rennes and Basque Country is 1146 km. The road distance is 657.8 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Basque Country without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 9m and costs €180 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Rennes to Basque Country, including transfers.
Rennes to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rennes station.
Rennes to Basque Country train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Basque Country is to train via Paris which takes 8h 9m and costs €180 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €340 and takes 8h 30m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Basque Country, Spain?
You can take a train from Rennes to Amara-Donostia via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 8h 9m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rennes to San Sebastian / Donostia 6 times a week. Tickets cost €40–75 and the journey takes 10h 5m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–850
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- 1st Class
- €85–110
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €65–85
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 Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €90–130
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €90–130
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €2–16
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €2–16
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More Questions & Answers
Rennes to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Rennes to Basque Country train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rennes to Basque Country is 658 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Rennes to Basque Country.
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