There are 12 ways to get from Rennes to Reading by train (TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, car train, train, plane, 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.
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
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 2m£107–383Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Pontchaillou to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
13h 30m£38–138Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Caencar
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Readingcar
9h 11m£57–297Bus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 792
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
17h 12m£62–162Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rennes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
7h 19mFly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RNS - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 12m£203–533Fly 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 Readingtrain
5h 24m£72–271Train, ferry to Jersey Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Pontchaillou to Granvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane JER - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
8h 33m£113–297Fly 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 Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 40m£90–348Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 18m£103–305Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NTE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 8m£74–260Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CDG - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 56m£130–396
Rennes to Reading by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Reading is to train and car ferry which costs £35 - £140 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 24m and costs £70 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes to Reading. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Reading RailAir via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Reading. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Reading via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 2m.
The distance between Rennes and Reading is 546 miles.
The best way to get from Rennes to Reading without a car is to train which takes 6h 2m and costs £100 - £390.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Rennes to Reading, including transfers.
Rennes to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rennes station.
Rennes to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Reading is to train which takes 6h 2m and costs £100 - £390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £170 and takes 17h 12m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Rennes to Reading via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 6h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes to Reading RailAir via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 17h 12m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Jersey Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- 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
- £27–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–120
- 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 St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £11–16
- Rail 1st Class
- £17–24
Train from Pontchaillou to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 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 35m
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Pontchaillou to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–240
- 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
- £60–240
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rennes to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Reading is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 1:59 PM in Rennes and 12:59 PM in Reading.
Rennes to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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