There are 9 ways to get from Rennes to Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RNS - DUB
6h 37m€94–293Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane RNS - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
8h 50m€70–289Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Dublincar
19h 7mTrain to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
6h 28m€85–282Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
7h 58m€135–317Fly 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 Great Central to Dundalktrain
8h 29m€163–377Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus C<>R
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry Cherbourg-Dublin Ferryport B+I
24h 47mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaixbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walkbus
24h 59mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Pontchaillou to Lisontrain C12
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain K2+ / ...
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
25h 15m€122–179
Rennes to Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €85 - €290.
The distance between Rennes and Ireland is 699 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Ireland without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 24h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Rennes to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 8:48 AM in Rennes and 7:48 AM in Ireland.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Ireland?
Air France, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
Train from Pontchaillou to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–80
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Pontchaillou to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- 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
- €9–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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