Why go
- Prefecture and commune in Brittany, France.
- Served by Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS).
History
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany region and Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2023, the city had a population of 230,890 inhabitants, while the larger metropolitan area is the 10th most populated in France with a population of 789,516. The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais (masculine) and Rennaises (feminine) in French.
Where to stay
3 Rue du Chapitre, 35000 Rennes, France · marnieetmisterh.com
Esplanade Fulgence Bienvenue, 15 Rue de Châtillon, 35000 Rennes, France · all.accor.com
17 Rue de la Quintaine, 35000 Rennes, France · lemagichall.com
Rennes FR, 1 Rue Nicéphore Niépce, 35136 Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, France · hotel-rennes-isidore.com
12 Rue Tronjolly, 35000 Rennes, France · hotel-rennes.com
6 Pl. de la Gare, 35000 Rennes, France · rennes-centre.kyriad.com
4 Rue Saint-Guillaume, 35000 Rennes, France · le-quatre.com.es
3 Rue Jean Marie Duhamel, 35000 Rennes, France · hotel-garden.fr
28 Av. Jean Janvier, 35000 Rennes, France · rennes-centre-gare.campanile.com
13 Pl. de la Gare, 35000 Rennes, France · hotel-leflorin-rennes.fr
5 Rue de Nemours, 35000 Rennes, France · hotelnemours.com
27 Av. Jean Janvier, 35000 Rennes, France · saint-antoine-hotel.fr
6 bis Rue du Chêne Germain, 35510 Cesson-Sévigné, France · appartcity.com
20 Bd de la Tour d'Auvergne, 35000 Rennes, France · hoteldelata.com
11 Rue Comté de Lanjuinais, 35000 Rennes, France · hotel-lanjuinais.com
35 Av. Jean Janvier, 35000 Rennes, France · hotel-levictoria.com
7 Pl. des Lices, 35000 Rennes, France · hotel-des-lices.com
31 Bd de Beaumont, 35000 Rennes, France · atlantic-hotelrennes.fr
3 Pl. de la Trinité, 35000 Rennes, France · fr.mamashelter.com
Indoor
35 Rue d'Antrain, 35700 Rennes, France · adagio-city.com
Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 12:15-13:45,19:30-21:00 Features: outdoor seating · ima.restaurant
Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Cafe · Torréfacteur, barista et autres services autour du café Opening hours: Tu-Th 09:00-17:30; Fr,Sa 09:00-18:30 Features: takeaway,… · cafe1802.fr
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Ouvert en 2026, remplace le salon de thé. Opening hours: Tu 19:00-22:30; We 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30; Th-Fr 12:00-14:30,… · terrible-restaurant.fr
Crepe, Restaurant · Horaires approximatifs Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-15:00, 19:00-23:00; Fr, Sa 12:00-16:00, 19:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating,… · creperiesaintgeorges.fr
Asian, Restaurant · Spécialités cambodgiennes, chinoises et thaïlandaises dans une ambiance typiquement cambodgienne. Opening hours: 11:45-14:00; 18:45-22:00… · restaurant-mekong.com
Japanese, Restaurant · Restaurant japonais de ramen. Décoré comme une rue japonaise typique. Ouvert en 2025, présent aussi à Nantes. Opening hours: Mo-Sa… · ikimasho.fr
Pizza, Fast Food · Pizza / Pâtes / Dito / Boissons / Desserts Distributeur de pizzas 24h/24 Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-14:30,18:00-21:30 Features: vegetarian… · mipa-miblu.fr
Hawaiian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options · 1 Place Saint-Michel, 35000 · restaurants.islandpoke.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 10 Rue Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Rennes, 35000 · kfc.fr
Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00 Features: takeaway · 40 Place du Colombier, 35000 · yogurtfactory.fr
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30; Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-15:00,18:30-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery,… · bigfernand.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:00; Fr 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:30; Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 11:30-22:00 · buffalo-grill.fr
Sandwich, Salad, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-14:30 Features: takeaway, step-free access · classcroute.com
Sushi, Japanese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-14:30, 18:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-14:30, 18:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 15 Rue du Champ Jacquet, 35000 · cotesushi.com
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:30; Su 11:30-21:30 Features: vegan options · 35000 · flunch.fr
Poke, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, vegan options · 5 Rue du Bosphore, Rennes, 35200 · restaurants.pokawa.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30; Fr 11:30-14:30,18:30-23:00; Sa 11:30-15:00,18:30-23:00; Su 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30… · delarte.fr
French Tacos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 09:00-15:00; Th-Su 09:00-15:00, 19:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 5 Place du Colombier, 35000 · o-tacos.fr
African, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:45,18:00-22:00 Features: vegetarian options · akady-bretagne.com
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 11:00-20:00 · amourdechai.com
Snack, Waffle, Deli, Cafe · Opening hours: Su 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-00:30; Th-Fr 14:00-00:30; Mo-We 14:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · ankoraventure.fr
American, Burger, French, Friture, Local, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-14:30,18:30-21:30; Sa 12:00-21:30 Features: vegan options · banco-rennes.com
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 12:00-15:00, 18:30-22:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 11:00-23:00 · 3 ZAC de l'Auge de Pierre, 35760 · eat-point.eatbu.com
Brunch, Bistro, Coffee Shop, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-19:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · 30 Rue d'Antrain,… · cafe-enfantsterribles.com
Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-22:30 · 14 Avenue Jean Janvier, Rennes, 35000 · fish-n-beer.com
Regional, Biergarten · Opening hours: Mo-We 17:00-23:00; Th-Sa 17:00-01:00; Su 16:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · 30;28 Boulevard Villebois-Mareuil,… · lagardenpartie.bzh
English, Cafe · Opening hours: We-Su 12:00-17:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 12 Rue Saint-Melaine, Rennes, 35000 · its-five-oclock-somewhere.eatbu.com
Thai, Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-14:00,18:30-21:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-14:00,18:30-22:00 Features: vegetarian options, step-free access · khao-san.fr
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 19:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-14:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 22 Rue de Saint-Malo, Rennes, 35000 · mezzelicious.bzh
Vietnamese, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Su 09:00-19:00 Features: outdoor seating · oquaicafe.fr
Bowls, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-14:00, 19:00-21:00; Fr, Sa 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:00; Su 19:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian… · satio-restaurant.fr
Korean, Cafe · Opening hours: We 12:00-18:30; Th-Sa 12:00-20:30; Su 12:00-18:00 · sites.google.com
Georgian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 11:30-14:00,19:00-22:00; Sa 11:30-14:00,19:00-22:30; Su 17:00-22:30 Features: takeaway · 21 Rue des Loges,… · restaurant-georgien-35.fr
Bagel, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo 09:30-13:30; Tu-Fr 09:30-13:30, 19:00-21:30; Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:00-21:30; Su 19:00-21:30 Features: delivery, halal,… · bchef.fr
Caribbean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 18:00-23:00; Fr 18:00-23:59; Sa-Su 18:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegan options · blacktemplefood.com
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-19:30 · briochedoree.fr
Bistro, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 08:00-19:00; Tu,We 09:00-22:30; Th,Fr 09:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating · 12 Rue Docteur Francis Joly, Rennes, 35000 · cafecortina.fr
Tunisian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:30-15:00,18:30-23:00; Fr off · 30 Rue Antoine Chatel · diar-zmen-restaurant-chartres-de-bretagne.eatbu.com
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30 Features: step-free access · rennes.grillinn.fr
Cambodian, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options · 37 Rue de Saint-Malo, Rennes, 35000 · khmer-thai-restaurant.fr
Senegalese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:45-14:30,19:00-22:30 · latablesenegalaise.fr
Salad, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 08:00-17:30 · 21 Rue de la Motte-Picquet, Rennes, 35000 · thierrybouvier.fr
Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Th-Sa 12:00-19:00 Features: outdoor seating · 32 Rue Poullain Duparc · lespetitespestes.fr
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,Th-Su 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 31 Rue Legraverend, Rennes, 35000 · restaurant-chinois-rennes.fr
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:30,19:30-22:00 · 19 Rue de Saint-Malo · peska.fr
351 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) 7 km to the centre
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine, BRE, FR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 7 airlines (Air France, Airlinair, Flybe, Alitalia…) · direct flights to 9 destinations incl. Barcelona, Exeter, Paris, Southampton, Bordeaux… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Nantes (95 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 7 airlines, 9 direct destinations
- Air France AF (Dash 8-400, A319, ATR 72) · 4 routes: Exeter*, Marseille, Paris, Southampton*
- Airlinair A5 (CRJ-700, CRK, CRJ) · 3 routes: Lyon, Nice, Toulouse
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Exeter, Southampton
- Alitalia AZ (ATR 72) · 1 route: Paris*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona*
- Nationwide Airlines CE (BEH) · 1 route: Bordeaux
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Saint Sulpice des Landes 36 km to the centre
BRE, FR
Redon Bains-sur-Oust Airfield 54 km to the centre
Redon, BRE, FR
Ploërmel Loyat Airfield 54 km to the centre
Rennes, BRE, FR
La Baillée sous Champ Fleu Airfield 15 km to the centre
Liffré, Ille-et-Vilaine, BRE, FR
Amanlis Janzé Airfield 19 km to the centre
BRE, FR
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS); 13 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: RNS has direct flights to 9 destinations on 7 airlines (incl. Barcelona, Exeter, Paris, Southampton, Bordeaux…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Rennes. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach