There are 10 ways to get from Rennes to Edinburgh by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car ferry, train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
9h 43m£156–559Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)792
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
20h 43m£64–168Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaix
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
22h 33m£142–770Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Caen
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Edinburgh
15h 36m£144–448Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rennes to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
13h 8mFly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)RNS - EDI
6h 34m£131–251Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)RNS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 58m£138–336Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)NTE - EDI
6h 21m£89–246Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Newcastle (NCL)RNS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 40m£101–355Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CDG - EDI
7h 1m£90–294
Rennes to Edinburgh by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £60 - £170 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Rennes and Edinburgh is 900 miles.
The best way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs £150 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Rennes to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Rennes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rennes station.
Rennes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs £150 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £170 and takes 20h 43m, you could also fly, which costs £130 - £260 and takes 6h 34m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rennes to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 20h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Manchester, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle via Manchester, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–250
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–250
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More Questions & Answers
Rennes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 12:04 AM in Rennes and 11:04 PM in Edinburgh.
Rennes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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