Tours, tickets and day trips in Rennes
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Rennes
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes to Nantes | France | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Rennes to Angers | France | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Rennes to Le Mans | France | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Rennes to Caen | France | 154 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Rennes to Tours | France | 195 km (121 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Rennes to Le Havre | France | 202 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Rennes to Brest | France | 210 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| Rennes to Rouen | France | 251 km (156 mi) | about 4 h 5 min |
| Rennes to Bournemouth | United Kingdom | 291 km (181 mi) | about 4 h 44 min |
| Rennes to Poole | United Kingdom | 290 km (180 mi) | about 4 h 43 min |
| Rennes to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 282 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 35 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Rennes?
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, with 91,594 visitors in 2017 (Wikidata).
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.