Nice to Rennes train
Trains from Nice to Rennes start at €108.14 and take 6h 29m at their fastest.
The Trains from Nice to Rennes starts at €108.14 and takes 6h 29m door to door, run by 1 operator over 847 km, with around 7 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 6h 29mDoor to door
- 5h 45mMoving
- €108.14From
- 28.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SNCF | €91.64 | 6h 26m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Rennes is not something we sell.
A room in Rennes for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Nice to Rennes
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €36.4890 days
- €32.6360 days
- €38.1345 days
- €36.4830 days
- €38.6821 days
- €46.9314 days
- €58.487 days
- €85.983 days
- €105.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 224 percent. The most expensive point is €105.78, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €51.88Sun
- €45.28Mon
- €43.08Tue
- €46.93Wed
- €57.38Thu
- €52.98Fri
- €54.08Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Nice
- Nice Ville
- Nice-Riquier
- Nice CP Station
Rennes
- Rennes
- Rennes-La Poterie
- Rennes railway station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 847 km against 847 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Nice at 06:55 and the last at 20:14, across 7 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 41m | 1h 31m | 3h 10m | €88.05 | 214.5 kg | 15 |
| Train | 6h 29m | 5h 45m | 44m | €108.14 | 28.0 kg | 7 |
| Coach | 11h 59m | 11h 15m | 44m | €43.08 | 22.9 kg | 14 |
Questions about Nice to Rennes
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Nice to Rennes take?
The Train from Nice to Rennes takes 6h 29m door to door, of which 5h 45m is spent moving. The route runs 847 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Nice to Rennes cost?
The Train from Nice to Rennes starts at €108.14 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €108.69. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Nice to Rennes?
1 operators run the Train from Nice to Rennes: SNCF. Between them they file around 7 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Nice to Rennes use?
The Train from Nice to Rennes leaves from Nice Ville and arrives at Rennes. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Nice to Rennes?
Traveling from Nice to Rennes by Flight costs €88.05 and takes 4h 41m door to door, against 6h 29m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Nice to Rennes?
Fares for the Train from Nice to Rennes bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.63. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 224 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Nice to Rennes produce?
The Train from Nice to Rennes produces about 28.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 847 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Nice to Rennes?
Operators on the Train from Nice to Rennes publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 6h 29m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nice to Rennes on September 9, 2026: 847 km of route against 847 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €108.14, and 6h 29m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Rennes are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Rennes and across France
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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