How to get to Upper Brittany Ille-et-Vilaine?
How to get to Upper Brittany Ille-et-Vilaine?
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By road
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A11 : Autoroute Océane from Paris to Rennes (350 km)
31/2 hours - Toll Paris/Rennes: 28.80 €
A84 : Autoroute des Estuaires from Lille to Rennes (573 km)
53/4 hours - Toll Lille/Rennes: 32.70 €
There are no toll-roads in Brittany.
Carpooling
Ride from 18 € between Paris and Rennes
Car sharing
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By train
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Rennes is 11/2 hours from Paris with 29 TGVs daily leaving from Montparnasse: voyages-sncf.com.
Saint-Malo is just 21/2 hours from Paris with 3 direct TGVs daily without changing at Rennes.
Allow 23/4 hours to get to Redon from Paris without changing at Rennes.
Direct TGVs from Lyons, Marseilles and Lille: voyages-sncf.com.
Getting around Brittany is easy with the local trains (TER) that provide numerous links between the main Breton towns.
Ouigo offers at a lower price
Massy - Rennes (2 1/4 hours): 1 Ouigo train daily
Paris CDG2 airport - Rennes (3 hours): 1 Ouigo train daily
Lille (Tourcoing station) - Rennes (31/2 hours): 1 Ouigo train daily
Amiens - Rennes (33/4 hours): 1 Ouigo train daily.
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By air
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Rennes/Saint-Jacques Airport
Tel. 02 99 29 60 00 - www.rennes.aeroport.fr/en
Rennes has regular flights all-year-round with 9 companies:
- Hop
- Air France
- Aer Lingus
- Flybe
- Chalair
- Vueling
- Volotea
- Iberia Express
- Tui Fly
Rapid connecting flights are available to global destinations from Paris CDG, Lyons, Marseilles and Southampton.
Getting from the airport to Rennes town centre:
- Bus line 57: 20 minutes to République stop (major bus and subway interchange). One bus every 20 minutes during the working week.
The closest bus stop is situated at the intersection of Joseph Le Brix and Jules Vallès avenues, about 300 meters from the airport.
- By taxi : The taxi station is located in front of the arrival hall. A ride from the airport to the city centre costs around 18 € (day rate) to 20 € (night rate).
Dinard/Pleurtuit/Saint-Malo Airport
Tel. 02 99 46 18 46 - www.dinard.aeroport.fr/en
Flights to Dinard from the UK and the Channel Islands:
- London (6 to 7 flights weekly)
- East Midlands (4 flights weekly)
- Guernsey (4 flights weekly).
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By ferry
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Portsmouth - Saint-Malo (103/4 hours): One crossing weekly: www.brittanyferries.com
Guernsey/Jersey - Saint-Malo: www.condorferries.co.uk/
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By coach
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Journey from 5 €, Rennes is served by several coach companies:
17 towns to Rennes: London, Paris, Le Mans, Nantes, Lorient, Brest, Quimper, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Saint-Brieuc, Guingamp, Morlaix, Lannion, Landerneau, Angers, Tours and Marmande.
- Flixbus: www.flixbus.co.uk/coach/rennes
18 towns to Rennes: Paris, Caen, Amiens, Lille, Vannes, Agen, Quimper, La Rochelle, Saint-Malo, Guingamp, Morlaix, Saint-Brieuc, Lorient, Brest, Toulouse, Nantes, Bordeaux and Rouen.
- Isilines: www.isilines.fr/trajet-en-bus-france
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By bike
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Paris - Rennes: www.geovelo.fr/france/itinerary