How to take a thrilling high speed rail journey from Lyon to Rennes

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Lyon to Rennes by train

Routes you can take to go from Lyon to Rennes

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

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Journey guides for travel to Lyon

Route Information

Station Guides

These large departure boards can be found inside both main entrances

Lyon Part-Dieu Rail Station Guide

Rennes Rail Station Guide

Travel Time (approx)

3hr 47min - 3hr 59min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

4 x trains per day

Travel Information

These direct trains avoid the need to make an awkward transfer between stations in Paris - though it can often be cheaper to travel via Paris

The first train of the day on Monday to Saturday and the first two trains of the day on Monday to Friday commence their journeys at Lyon Perrache station before going on to call at Lyon Part-Dieu station.

Final Destination: Rennes

These trains will also call at: Le Mans

This is a direct journey

You will be travelling on one of these trains...

TGV InOui (Duplex) Train Guide

Journey Features

High Speed (partial journey)

Good to Know

These trains heading to Rennes will typically be joined to another train heading to Nantes for the part of the journey between Lyon and Le Mans.

Check the coach number on your ticket, your seat will be located in a coach that's heading to Nantes

You may also see on the departure screens a train heading to Nantes leaving at the same time and departing from the same voie/track as this train heading for Rennes.

**Taking the option of making a connection in Paris:

The optimum route is to take Metro Line 14 (direction Olympiades) to Bercy and transfer there to Metro line 6 (direction Charles de Gaulle Etoile).

There are several options for making the transfer from Gare De Lyon to Montparnasse, but this option has 3 advantages:

Line 14 has step free access at Gare De Lyon;
The interchange at Bercy is comparatively straightforward;
At Montparnasse, line 6 is located closest to the exit from the Metro station.

The train will spend 90% of the journey on high speed lines; the only significant part of the journey that isn't high speed is the comparatively slow passage through the suburbs to the south of Paris.

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