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

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There are 9 ways to get from Heilbronn to Rennes by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Rennestrain train Tgv
    9h 20m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Rennesbus bus N215
    15h 50m
    €85–140

  3. Drive  937.5 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Rennescar car 937.5 km
    8h 25m
    €148–214

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane STR - RNS
    8h 4m
    €211–405

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain train
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus bus
    16h 11m

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane FRA - RNS
    8h 20m
    €198–377

  7. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hessental Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Schwaebisch Hall-Hessental to Nuernberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane NUE - RNS
    9h 12m
    €159–428

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane FRA - NTE
    4. Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain train
    8h 18m
    €143–342

  9. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane STR - NTE
    3. Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain train
    9h 32m
    €131–320

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration6h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€116Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,003.5 km
  • Duration: 9h 20m

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

You can take a train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Rennes via Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Rennes once daily. Tickets cost €85–140 and the journey takes 15h 50m.

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