There are 10 ways to get from Rennes to Heidelberg by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
6h 59m€159–508Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Heidelbergbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 25m€76–139Drive 882.1 km
- Drive from Rennes to Heidelbergcar 882.1 km
7h 59m€137–198Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RNS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 48m€202–409Train
- Take the train from Rennes to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 84
7h 13m€171–390Bus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N215
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus FlixBus 108 / ...
14h 32m€83–138Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 43m€149–369Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane RNS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 40m€224–444Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane RNS - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 16m€230–447Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane RNS - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
11h 10m
Rennes to Heidelberg by train, foot, subway, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Heidelberg is to bus via Paris which costs €75 - €140 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Heidelberg is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €140 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes station to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at Heidelberg via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Rennes to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Heidelberg, Seegarten via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est and Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Rennes and Heidelberg is 889 km. The road distance is 882.1 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Heidelberg without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 59m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Rennes to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Rennes to Heidelberg bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Rennes to Heidelberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Rennes to Heidelberg is to train via Paris which takes 6h 59m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 12h 25m.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Rennes to Heidelberg, Seegarten via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim Hbf in around 6h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Heidelberg via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–330
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–330
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luxembourg via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luxembourg via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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 Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- 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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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 Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Heidelberg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
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More Questions & Answers
Rennes to Heidelberg bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Rennes to Heidelberg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rennes to Heidelberg is 882 km. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Rennes to Heidelberg.
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