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Visiting Brittany

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Located at the western tip of France, Brittany is easy to reach by whatever mode of transport your clients choose.

Welcome in Brittany

By train

Rennes is less than 1 hour 30 minutes from the centre of Paris, and 2 hours 38 minutes from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and station. Want to go straight to the seaside? Just 2 hours 15 minutes from Paris by direct train, Saint-Brieuc and Saint-Malo are among the French beaches closest to Paris by train. From the Paris-Montparnasse station, you can reach Nantes in 2 hours, Vannes in 3 hours, Quimper in 4 hours and Brest in 4 hours 30 minutes. You can get to the Paris-Montparnasse station by taxi, bus or metro (line 4; 6; 12 or 13).

By plane

Brittany has airports at Rennes, Dinard, Brest, Lorient, Quimper and Nantes. It is linked to the rest of the world by connecting flights via Paris and direct flights from Germany, the UK, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Canada.

By boat

Brittany Ferries sails from Portsmouth, Plymouth and Cork to Saint-Malo and Roscoff.

By car

Rennes is connected to Paris by 350 km of motorway. Once in Brittany, motorists can use the regional motorways, which are all toll-free.

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      From your country

      Find out more about direct routes by country

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        • Travelling from Germany

          By train: there are a number of direct lines from Germany to Paris.

          • Frankfurt Central Station – Paris Gare de l’Est: approx. 4 hours
          • Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof – Paris Gare de l’Est: approx. 3 hrs 40 mins
          • Munich Central Station – Paris Gare de l’Est: approx. 6 hours
          • Cologne Central Station – Paris Gare du Nord: approx. 3 hours

          Find out more on voyages-sncf.com and the Deutsche Bahn website.

          By plane: there are several direct flights from Germany to Brittany.

          • Frankfurt – Rennes (Lufthansa) and Munich – Rennes (Lufthansa)
          • Strasbourg – Nantes (Volotea)
          • Berlin – Nantes (Transavia) ; Stuttgart – Nantes (Volotea) and Frankfurt – Nantes (Lufthansa)

          You can also fly to Brittany’s airports from Paris.

        • Travelling from England

          By train: from London, visitors from the UK can reach the Gare du Nord station in 2 hours 20 minutes by Eurostar.

          By plane: Rennes, Nantes, Dinard, Quimper and Brest can be reached by several direct flights from UK airports (London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Liverpool).

          • London-Rennes (Easyjet)
          • London-Nantes (Ryanair and Easyjet)
          • Liverpool – Nantes (Easyjet)
          • Bristol – Nantes (Easyjet)
          • Edinburgh – Nantes (Easyjet)
          • Manchester – Nantes (Ryanair)

          By boat: surrounded by sea on three of its four sides, the ferry is an obvious way to get to Brittany from the UK. Whether you are travelling by car, caravan or camper van, or perhaps on foot, Brittany has two main entry points: Saint-Malo and Roscoff.

        • Travelling from Ireland

          By boat : Surrounded by sea on three of its four sides, the ferry is an obvious option for getting to Brittany from Ireland. Whether with your car, caravan or motorhome, or perhaps as a passenger on foot, there are two main entry points: Saint-Malo and Roscoff.

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          By plane :

          • Dublin-Nantes (Ryanair et Aer Lingus)
          • Dublin-Rennes from may (Aer Lingus)
          • Dublin-Brest from may (Aer Lingus)

          You can also fly to Brittany’s airports from Paris.

        • Travelling from Belgium

          By train: there are several direct flights a week between Brussels and Rennes, with the flight lasting around 4.5 hours.
          Thalys also provides direct services from Brussels to Paris in 1 hour 22 minutes and to Charles de Gaulle airport in 1 hour 15 minutes. There are also direct flights to Paris from Schiphol, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Liège and Aachen.

          You can find more information on voyages-sncf.com and on the Thalys website.

          By plane: there are direct flights between Brussels and Rennes (6 direct flights a week) and Brussels and Nantes.

        • From the Netherlands

          By train: from Amsterdam, Thalys takes you to the Gare du Nord station in Paris in 3 hours and 19 minutes. The Thalys service stops at Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels and runs 10 times a day. You can also go via Lille. From Amsterdam it takes about 2.5 hours by train. Once in Lille, take the train to Rennes (without having to change stations).

          By car: distances between Utrecht and the main towns in Brittany by the fastest route  :

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          Distance in km

          Price

          UTRECHTRENNES820€33,00
          UTRECHTST. MALO805€33,00
          UTRECHTST. BRIEUC865€33,00
          UTRECHTBREST1010€33,00
          UTRECHTQUIMPER1030€33,00
          UTRECHTVANNES930€33,00
          UTRECHTNANTES855€54,60

          By plane: there are several flights to Brittany

          • Amsterdam – Rennes (KLM)
          • Amsterdam – Nantes (KLM)

          You can also travel via Paris with KLM and Air France.

        • Travelling from Spain

          By plane:

          Direct flights to Brest :

          • From Barcelone with Volotea, from april
          • From Malaga with Volotea, from april

          Direct flights to Nantes

          • From Madrid and Barcelone with Air Nostrum.
          • From Madrid with Iberia Express and Volotea
          • From Barcelone with Vueling and Volotea
          • From Balearic Islands with Volotea, Transavia, Easyjet and Vueling
          • From Canary Islands/Tenerife with Transavia and Easyjet
          • From Alicante with EasyJet
          • From Seville with Ryanair and Transavia
          • From Malaga with Easyjet
          • From Valencia with Ryanair

            You can also fly to Paris.

            By train:

            • Raileurope: this website will direct you to your nearest travel agent if you wish to purchase tickets from a retailer
          • From Switzerland

            By train: although they are 409 km apart, it only takes 3 hours and 11 minutes to get to Paris from Geneva thanks to the TGV Lyria, which travels at a speed of 320 km/h.

            By plane: 

            • Geneva-Rennes (Lufthansa, KLM ou Air France)
            • Geneva-Nantes (Easyjet)
            • Zurich-Nantes (Suisse Airlines)
            • Basel and Mulhouse – Nantes (Easyjet)

            You can also fly to Paris.

          • Travelling from Italy

            By plane:

            Direct flights to Brest :

            • Rome-Brest from april (Volotea)

            Direct flights to Nantes :

            • Rome-Nantes (Easyjet)
            • Venice-Nantes (Transavia)
            • Venice, Naples, Olbia, Palermo and Pisa (Volotea)
            • Milan Malpensa – Nantes (Air France)

            You can also fly to Paris with Air France/KLM.

            By train:

            • Raileurope: this website will direct you to your nearest travel agent if you wish to purchase tickets from a retailer
            • www.tgv-europe.it: book online
          Site for tour operators in Brittany