There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Rennes by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Rennestrain Tgv
6h 32m€155–343Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rennesbus N215
13h 15m€80–140Drive 869.3 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Rennescar 869.3 km
8h 15m€135–195Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane FRA - RNS
8h 23m€216–443Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 18m€81–144Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane STR - RNS
8h 53m€230–440Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
7h 18m€161–413Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
6h 12m€103–358Train to Basel, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
8h 19m€132–446
Karlsruhe to Rennes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Rennes is to bus via Paris which costs €80 - €150 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Rennes is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €100 - €360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Rennes. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Rennes. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Rennes via Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 32m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Rennes is 927 km. The road distance is 869.3 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Rennes without a car is to train which takes 6h 32m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Karlsruhe to Rennes, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Rennes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Rennes train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Rennes is to train which takes 6h 32m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Rennes, France?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Rennes via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Strasbourg in around 6h 32m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rennes once daily. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 13h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Frankfurt to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–1,600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Rennes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rennes station.
Karlsruhe to Rennes train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Rennes is 869 km. It takes approximately 8h 15m to drive from Karlsruhe to Rennes.
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