By car
Rennes is located at the entrance to Brittany; it is a major crossroads and is easily accessible from the surrounding bypasses. The park and ride car parks Poterie, Kennedy, Villejean-Université and Henri Fréville on the outskirts of the city allow you to park your car and travel to the city centre by metro or bus (parking free with a valid public transport ticket).
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Important
The metro park and ride car parks are free but are only available for users of the STAR Bus + Metro network. These car parks are monitored. They are open during the operating hours of the metro – 5am to 1am, Monday to Saturday, and closed on Sundays. To exit the car park, you will need a valid STAR ticket (current season ticket or ticket stamped in a station other than the one you are leaving).
Park and ride car parks can be used for one day only. You may not leave your vehicle parked there over night (penalty of fine).
You may not leave your vehicle parked there over night (penalty of fine).
By coach
A wide range of towns and villages in the département can be reached from Rennes coach station using the ILLENOO transport network. . To find out about all the routes available, consult: www.illenoo-services.fr
Several private coach companies provide access to other towns in Brittany, France and abroad:
www.lescourriersbretons.fr (Mont Saint-Michel)
www.caa-autocars.com (Angers)
www.tae-keolis.com (Loudéac)
www.lactm.com (Pontivy)
www.eurolines.fr (over a hundred towns and cities across Europe) - 37 avenue Jean Janvier - Tél. + 33 (0) 892 89 90 91 (0.34€/min)
By train
• From all over Europe, please see the website www.raileurope.co.uk
• It takes just two hours to travel from Rennes to Paris, and there are high-speed TGV trains once every half hour on average.
There are direct high-speed TGV lines to Lille, Lyon and Marseille.
For further information: www.sncf.com / www.tgv.com
Opening hours of the railway station: 6am to midnight, 7 days a week.
• The TER train network offers numerous possibilities for travelling around Brittany: www.ter-sncf.com
By plane
Rennes Metropolitan district airport, 7km from the centre of Rennes, is ideally located in the heart of western France and offers flights to over 120 destinations, including 14 direct routes.
Access: Bypass, exit n°8, direction Saint-Nazaire/Redon See the map
Bus Stop n°57 "Aire libre / Aéroport"
Direct regular flights (France):
• Bordeaux (www.chalair.fr), Figari (www.airfrance.fr), Lille (www.chalair.fr), Lyon (www.airfrance.fr), Marseille (www.airfrance.fr), Montpellier (www.airfrance.fr), Nice (www.airfrance.fr), Paris-Roissy CDG (www.airfrance.fr), Toulouse (www.airfrance.fr)
Direct regular low cost flight (Europe):
• Exeter (www.flybe.com / From April 22nd till September 25th), Manchester (www.flybe.com / From May 18th till September 10th), Southampton (www.flybe.com)
• Cork (www.aerlingus.com / From May 14th till september 3rd), Dublin (www.aerlingus.com / From May 14th till September 3rd)
For further information: www.rennes.aeroport.fr/en