Rennes: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Rennes is a city of 227,830 people in France (Brittany), 39 m (128 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Rennes railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Rennes runs from about 8 h 25 min a day in late December to 16 h 8 min in late June (computed for 48.11° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rennes is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 6,890 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Rennes: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Rennes railway station, Rennes-La Poterie, Pontchaillou. Trains to Rennes
Buses to Rennes · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes | 91,594 | 2017 |
| Museum of Brittany | 66,021 | 2019 |
| écomusée de la Bintinais | 57,177 | 2018 |
| Departmental archives of Ille-et-Vilaine | 1,063 | 2021 |
| archives régionales de Bretagne | 0 | 2020 |
The busiest is Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes at 91,594 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Rennes
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 394 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Paris, 308 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Bristol, 378 km (United Kingdom)
- Cardiff, 390 km (United Kingdom)
- Nantes, 100 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Islington, 397 km (United Kingdom)
- Marne La Vallée, 328 km
- Reading, 375 km (United Kingdom)
- Brighton, 322 km (United Kingdom)
- Southampton, 311 km (United Kingdom)
Twin towns and sister cities: Poznań, Exeter, Rochester, Erlangen, Brno, Sendai, Leuven, Cork, Sétif, Jinan, Almaty, Bandiagara Cercle, Sibiu.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rennes?
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre.
How big is Rennes?
About 227,830 people live in Rennes, across 50 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rennes in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Rennes?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Rennes?
London (394 km), Paris (308 km), Bristol (378 km), Cardiff (390 km), Nantes (100 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.