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Rennes · France

Car hire and driving in Rennes

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at RNS means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.

Drives from Rennes

Car rental from Rennes: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rennes to NantesFrance100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Rennes to AngersFrance110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Rennes to Le MansFrance140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Rennes to CaenFrance154 km (95 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Rennes to ToursFrance195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Rennes to Le HavreFrance202 km (125 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Rennes to BrestFrance210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Rennes to RouenFrance251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Rennes to OrléansFrance267 km (166 mi)about 4 h 4 min
Rennes to Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFrance282 km (175 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Rennes to PooleUnited Kingdom290 km (180 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Rennes to BournemouthUnited Kingdom291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Rennes to LondonUnited Kingdom394 km (245 mi)about 6 h
Rennes to BerlinGermany1,175 km (730 mi)about 17 h 55 min
Rennes to MadridSpain871 km (541 mi)about 13 h 17 min
Rennes to RomeItaly1,309 km (814 mi)about 19 h 58 min
Rennes to ParisFrance308 km (191 mi)about 4 h 42 min
Rennes to HamburgGermany1,016 km (632 mi)about 15 h 30 min
Rennes to BudapestHungary1,544 km (959 mi)about 23 h 33 min
Rennes to WarsawPoland1,672 km (1,039 mi)about 25 h 29 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Rennes?

The right, as everywhere in France.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.