Rennes

Getting Here

The TGV Atlantique travels faster than a speeding bullet from Paris's Gare Montparnasse to Rennes (2¼ hrs, €55), leaving every two hours or so, and through to Brest, while a branch line heads to St-Malo. Rennes's Gare SNCF (Place de la Gare) is about a 20-minute walk from the heart of the city. Trains leave for Paris (2¼ hrs), Nantes (2 hrs), St-Malo (55 mins), and Bordeaux (6 hrs). The Gare Routière is next to the train station, but it's not the safest place to hang out. Buses go to Nantes (2 hrs), St-Malo (2 hrs), Dinan (1 hr), and Mont-St-Michel (85 mins). Rennes's city bus system, STAR, will deliver you to almost any destination in town. There are also Ryanair flights to Rennes from England (London Stansted).

Visitor Information

Rennes Tourist Office. 11 rue St-Yves, Rennes, 35000. 02-99-67-11-11. www.tourisme-rennes.com.