There are 12 ways to get from Rennes to London by train (TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, car train, train, ferry, 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
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
4h 45m£196–331Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Portsmouthferry
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
14h 15m£45–56Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Londoncar
9h 45m£73–287Bus
- 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 London Victoriabus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h£50–86Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rennes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
6h 53m£202–242Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
12h 57m£102–144Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
4h 17m£58–306Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RNS - LHR
6h 29m£222–446Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RNS - LCY
6h 41m£203–445Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane RNS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
6h 33m£79–366Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NTE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
6h 35m£71–195Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
6h 54m£69–247
Rennes to London by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to London is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £60 and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to London is to fly and train which takes 4h 17m and costs £55 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to London. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at London Victoria via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to London. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Rennes and London is 508 miles.
The best way to get from Rennes to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs £190 - £340.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Rennes to London, including transfers.
Rennes to London bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to London train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to London is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs £190 - £340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £90 and takes 14h, you could also fly, which costs £220 - £450 and takes 6h 29m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and London, England?
You can take a train from Rennes to London St Pancras Intl via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 4h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes - Bus Station to London Victoria via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 14h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London City Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–480
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- 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
- £60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- 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
- £50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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
- £22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
Ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £59
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Cherbourg to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Rennes to London bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
London is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 1:14 AM in Rennes and 12:14 AM in London.
Rennes to London train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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