I come to my nice Rennes. This time one of the nicest monument , and of course the City is in Îlle et Vilaine dept 35,of my lovely Bretagne, I have come back to this beautiful City after a long hiatus and it was wonderful, Bear with me as the next posts will be on this beautiful City, Let me tell you about getting in and out to Rennes !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.
To give further idea of its location , Rennes is 128 km from Angers, 210 of Brest, 154 km of Caen, 180 km of Quimper, and Le Havre is at 204 km, La Rochelle 220 km, Nantes 120 km, Saint Malo 63 km, Vitré 35 km, Redon 58k, Paimpont 37 km and from me it is at 129 km. The city is very easily accessible as it is located at the crossroads of a star network of expressways. If you’re driving, Rennes is three and a half hours away from Paris via the A11 and A81. As usual we took the D16 out to the D117 and on the N24 to Rennes coming into the city by the N24. Even on market day, but were able to find street parking for the day for two euros at rue Legraveren off rue Saint Malo. Other times we parked by the train station Gare Sud which is great several floors of parking, In terms of road transport, you have the RN 157 to the east towards Vitré, Laval, Le Mans and Paris. The RN 137 south to Nantes, La Rochelle and Bordeaux. The RN 24 to the west towards Vannes, Lorient and Quimper. The RN 12 north-west towards Saint-Brieuc and Brest. The RD 137 north towards Dinan, Dinard and Saint-Malo. The A84 north east towards Fougères, Caen, Rouen and Lille. The city is also served by three structuring roads being upgraded to 2 × 2 lanes such as the RD 163 in the south east towards Châteaubriant and Angers. The RD 177 south west towards Redon and Saint-Nazaire. The RD 175 north towards Saint-Aubin-d’Aubigné and Le Mont-Saint-Michel. All these roads connect to the Rennes Rocade or ring road which provides a complete motorway bypass of 31 km around the city.
Many times find parking on street but sometimes for quicker moves get into underground parking garages, My favorites are Hoche,entrance by Place Hoche. Kennedy-Villejean entrance by Rue du Bourbonnais. Kléber,entrance by Rue Kléber. Les Lices (market) entrance by Place des Lices , as in this trip, and Vilaine entrance by Quai Duguay Trouin and Quai Lamennais. The C-Park parkings in Rennes : https://www.c-park.fr/
As an anecdote, passed by the Sainte Anne metro station so here is my bit on it, Rennes has 15 stations, and about 4 stations are in the immediate vicinity of Parcs Relais parkings
The LGV/TGV Brittany, takes you from the train station or Gare de Rennes to Paris Montparnasse in about 190 minutes (taken several times) ,and 45 minutes from Le Mans by TGV. Rennes is also accessible from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport , Massy TGV, and Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland).
The SNCF gare de Rennes train station : https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/fr/gares-services/rennes
The regional TER Bretagne on the Rennes train station : https://www.ter.sncf.com/bretagne/se-deplacer/gares/rennes-87471003
Another airport that I have used is the Rennes airport located at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, It is only 7 km from City center and connects with the C6 bus or taxi. Just an hour away from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport. Yu can also enjoy direct flights to a number of major European cities such as London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Rome, etc. The official Rennes airport : https://www.rennes.aeroport.fr/en
The STAR network offers a metro line, 150 bus lines, relay parks, several bicycle rental services, a car-sharing app and, to link it all, the STAR app. The STAR transports site on Rennes : https://www.star.fr/
The Breizhgo public transports of Brittany region : https://www.breizhgo.bzh/
The city of Rennes on parkings roads transports etc, :https://metropole.rennes.fr/thematique/transports-circulation
The Rennes tourist office : https://www.tourisme-rennes.com/en/
There you go folks ,another jewel in my wonderful capital city of Rennes. The walks are worth it with plenty of lovely areas, Again, hope you enjoy the post on getting in and out to Rennes !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
