There are 10 ways to get from Rennes to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RNS - DUB
5h 16m€119–383Bus to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
6h 40m€72–248Train, ferry via Lille
- Take the train from Rennes to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
15h 33m€271–461Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
22h 57m€534–1,549Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
7h 54m€111–495Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane RNS - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
8h 54m€90–395Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane RNS - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
9h 8m€147–673Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus C<>R
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry Cherbourg-Dublin Ferryport B+I
24h 34m€384–1,104Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain Ter
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
26h 3m€435–1,190Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to Grand Paradebus 740
26h 57m€111–546
Rennes to Ireland by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Ireland is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €110 - €390.
The distance between Rennes and Ireland is 698 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry via Lille which takes 15h 33m and costs €270 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Rennes to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Rennes. It is currently 8:43 AM in Rennes and 7:43 AM in Ireland.
There are 1118+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and Air France fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- 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 Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Wexford Stn to Grand Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €80–130
- Passenger Car
- €100–500
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
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