Different low-cost airlines fly to the airport of Rennes. Flybe proposes flights to and from Southampton. Connections from Southampton are available to Belfast, Edinbourg, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle. There are also direct flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CGD) and Exeter. The airport is situated only 5 km from the center of the city. The transport from and to the airport is simple, by regular buses and taxis.
Another option near Rennes is the airport of Nantes (airport of Nantes Atlantique) with a regular shuttle service between the airport and the center of Nantes. Nantes is one hour away from Rennes by train. Several flights leave from Nantes to Great Britain, Ireland, and the United States (indirect flights).
The international airport Charles de Gaulle (Paris) is another possible option, with connexions by train (direct) from the airport («Airport of Paris - Roissy - Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG 2) - TGV Station" / Paris CDG Terminal 2) towards Rennes (see below for more information).
Lastly, the airport of Dinard (close to Saint-Malo, one hour away from Rennes) offers direct flights (Ryanair) to and from London Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham and Nottingham. You have to take a taxi from the airport of Dinard to go to Saint-Malo (about 10€), and a train from Saint-Malo to Rennes that takes around 40 minutes. Please note that there are no shuttle services between the airport of Dinard and the city of Rennes.
* From the Airport Nantes Atlantique towards the station of Nantes :
From Monday until Saturday, a shuttle service links the airport and the center of the city every 30 minutes from 5h30 until 23h15. On Sunday and public holidays, the shuttle service circulates every 30 minutes from 6h15 until 23h15.
The shuttle service links the international airport of Nantes Atlantique directly with the station in 20 minutes and with the center of the city in only 26 minutes.
Tickets: 7,50€. Tickets can be bought on the shuttle service.
The timetables cas be downloaded at the following address : Horaires Tan Air Shuttle (fichier PDF)
The bus n° 37 stops at Terminal Hall 1 and takes you at line 3 of the subway to the last stop "La Neustrie". Then, you have to take the subway to "Place du Commerce", in the center of the city. The return travels are available every 20 minutes from Monday till Saturday. The TAN tickets can be used on this service.
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Rennes, Parlement de Bretagne © RPD 2014
Rennes, Parlement de Bretagne © RPD 2014
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