There are 9 ways to get from Rennes to Ghent by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandrestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ter
5h 5m€112–198Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 802 / ...
10h 23m€42–81Drive 608.1 km
- Drive from Rennes to Ghentcar 608.1 km
6h 27m€98–141Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane RNS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
7h 9m€192–450Train
- Take the train from Rennes to Bruxelles Miditrain 003C
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
5h 7m€136–236Train #2
- Take the train from Rennes to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ter
5h 21m€120–204Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane RNS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
5h 25m€220–581Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RNS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain
6h 13m€166–492Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CDG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
6h 33m€204–442
Rennes to Ghent by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Ghent is to bus which costs €40 - €85 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Ghent is to train via Paris which takes 5h 5m and costs €110 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to Ghent. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at Ghent Dampoort via Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Ghent. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Gand-Saint-Pierre via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between Rennes and Ghent is 658 km. The road distance is 608.1 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Ghent without a car is to train via Paris which takes 5h 5m and costs €110 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Rennes to Ghent, including transfers.
Rennes to Ghent bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to Ghent train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Ghent is to train via Paris which takes 5h 5m and costs €110 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €85 and takes 10h 23m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Ghent, Belgium?
You can take a train from Rennes to Gand-Saint-Pierre via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and Lille Flandres in around 5h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Ghent Dampoort via Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station, Lille - Europe Train Station, and Lille in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Brussels Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Rennes to Ghent bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station.
Rennes to Ghent train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rennes to Ghent is 608 km. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from Rennes to Ghent.
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