There are 11 ways to get from Rennes to Edinburgh by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, ferry, busferry, car, car ferry, train, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 23m£294–484Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NTE - EDI
6h 14m£77–244Bus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
23h 46m£96–282Bus, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shandwick Placebus 900
35h 5mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Edinburghcar
15h 13m£149–519Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain Tgv
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 36m£359–806Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rennes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
13h 16m£285–375Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RNS - EDI
7h 11m£111–271Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RNS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 32m£112–316Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RNS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 9m£173–540Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CDG - EDI
6h 56m£121–291
Rennes to Edinburgh by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £75 - £250 and takes 6h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs £75 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Rennes and Edinburgh is 900 miles.
The best way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 9h 23m and costs £290 - £490.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Rennes to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Rennes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Edinburgh is to train which takes 9h 23m and costs £290 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £290 and takes 23h 46m, you could also fly, which costs £110 - £280 and takes 7h 11m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rennes to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 23h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £300–420
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shandwick Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–16
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–550
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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More Questions & Answers
Rennes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 7:10 PM in Rennes and 6:10 PM in Edinburgh.
Rennes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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