There are 11 ways to get from Rennes to Ireland by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RNS - DUB
5h 16m€109–383Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
7h 15m€90–269Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain Tgv
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
22h 56m€184–225Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
34h 32m€135–370Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
7h 41m€111–485Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane RNS - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
8h 54m€177–473Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane RNS - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
9h 10m€94–385Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CDG - ORK
7h 12m€163–427Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
22h 57m€533–1,549Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain Ter
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
25h 35m€434–1,189Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Rosslareferry
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to Grand Paradebus 740
28h 49m€139–154
Rennes to Ireland by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Ireland is to bus and ferry which costs €130 - €160 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €100 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at Westland Row via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 32m.
The distance between Rennes and Ireland is 698 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Ireland without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 22h 56m and costs €180 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Rennes to Ireland, including transfers.
Rennes to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Ireland is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 7:17 PM in Rennes and 6:17 PM in Ireland.
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What companies run services between Rennes, France and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and Air France fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 6 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- 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 Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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 Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
- 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 London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Wexford Stn to Grand Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Rosslare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €108
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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