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• By train

Rennes can be easily reached by fast train from Paris in 1 hour and 25 minutes (~ 20 trains per day). Consequently, Rennes is conveniently accessible by train from any European city that has a possible connection with Paris. You can use the chronotrain website to find out which cities are connected to Rennes in less than 5 hours by train.

• By plane or plane + train

Rennes airport offers direct flights from the 5 hubs of Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Dublin and London. This makes it easy to reach Rennes from most oversea flights. Note that Paris CDG airport has a train station where you can directly reach Rennes by fast train in ~2 hours and 30 minutes (~ 8 trains per day). Amsterdam is also connected to Paris by train using Thalys, and London is connected to Paris by Eurostar trains. Also, Rennes train station is only 1 hour and 25 minutes from Paris, departing from Gare Montparnasse. Every day, 36 connections (TGV InOui & Ouigo) run between Rennes and Paris. And one in two TGV InOui trains runs non-stop. Book your train tickets between Paris and Rennes. Any purchased train ticket includes a seat reservation (slightly more comfortable in 1st class, slightly cheaper in 2nd class).

• How to get from Rennes train station to downtown Rennes by public transport?

The train station of Rennes is at the south of the city center and is connected to the metro lines making everywhere downtown accessible in 3 minutes.

• How to get from Rennes airport to downtown Rennes by public transport?

The city center of Rennes is reachable in about 30 minutes by public transport by taking the line C6. Prepare your trip using this link. 

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• From Rennes airport:
  • By public transport:
    Take the C6 bus, direction “Cesson-Sévigné Rigourdière”. Get off at the “Tournebride” stop (find our more about the public transport network here).
  • Several taxi companies operate in Rennes, for example: Taxis rennais (0299307979), Artisans Taxis de Rennes (0299360303). The average fare is around 35 EUR during the day.
• From the SNCF station:
  • By public transport:
    Direct access from the station via metro line B towards "Cesson-Via Silva".
    Get off at the “Beaulieu Université” stop then walk about 13mins in the direction of the South campus.
    OR
    Take metro line A from Gares station (Rennes) in the direction of "J.F. Kennedy (Rennes)".
    Get off at "République" station.
    At "République" station, take line C4 towards "ZA Saint-Sulpice" or line C6 towards "Cesson Sévigné/Chantepie".
    Get off at the “Tournebride” stop.
  • Several taxi companies operate in Rennes, for example: Taxis rennais (0299307979), Artisans Taxis de Rennes (0299360303). by taxi: the average fare is around 15 EUR during the day.