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How to get fromDresden to Rennesby train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Dresden to Rennes by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain train Tgv
    12h 46m
    €265–493

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane PRG - NTE
    3. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 14m
    €106–303

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Parisbus bus N1306 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    21h 20m
    €124–192

  4. Drive  1,363.1 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Rennescar car 1,363.1 km
    11h 53m
    €258–373

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane BER - RNS
    8h 29m
    €149–448

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    5. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennestrain train
    14h 27m
    €267–530

  7. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Rennestrain train Tgv
    15h 31m
    €265–498

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain train Rj
    2. Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus bus
    3. Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to RENNES, Gare SNCFbus bus
    26h 48m
    €141–262

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane PRG - RNS
    9h 42m
    €154–416

  10. Fly Dresden Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane DRS - NTE
    2. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 53m
    €211–491

  11. Fly Dresden Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane DRS - RNS
    10h 21m
    €174–704

  12. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BER - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Rennestrain train
    8h 57m
    €157–406

Dresden to Rennes by train, subway, and foot

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration12h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€265Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,524 km
  • Duration: 12h 46m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Rennes, France?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Rennes via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Offenburg, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 12h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Rennes - Bus Station via Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station in around 21h 20m.

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