There are 10 ways to get from Rennes to Rotterdam by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
5h 5m€181–339Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 54m€63–128Drive 750.5 km
- Drive from Rennes to Rotterdamcar 750.5 km
8h€134–193Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RNS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
4h 42m€140–397Train
- Take the train from Rennes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain EuroCity / ...
6h 39m€164–266Train #2
- Take the train from Rennes to Bruxelles Miditrain 003C
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain EuroCity / ...
6h 57m€138–274Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 15m€119–346Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane RNS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 4m€146–401Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CDG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 25m€198–493Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane RNS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 24m€246–601
Rennes to Rotterdam by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €60 - €130 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 4h 42m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at Rotterdam via Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between Rennes and Rotterdam is 807 km. The road distance is 750.5 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Paris which takes 5h 5m and costs €180 - €340.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Rennes to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Rennes to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Rotterdam is to train via Paris which takes 5h 5m and costs €180 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €130 and takes 12h 54m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Rennes to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 5h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Rotterdam via Lille - Europe Train Station in around 12h 54m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Southend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- 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
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Rennes to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Rennes to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rennes to Rotterdam is 750 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Rennes to Rotterdam.
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