Caen–Rennes

The western way round: Saint-Lô, the Vire bocage, a glimpse of Mont-Saint-Michel country at Dol, then Rennes.

Stations

1. 0 kmCaen
2. 13 kmGare de Bretteville-Norrey
3. 19 kmAudrieu
4. 30 kmBayeux
5. 44 kmLe Molay-Littry
6. 56 kmLison
7. Show 4 more stations

   1. 74 kmSaint-Lô
   2. 104 kmCoutances
   3. 142 kmGranville
   4. 155 kmFolligny
8. 173 kmAvranches
9. 195 kmPontorson - Mont-Saint-Michel
10. 216 kmDol-de-Bretagne
11. 270 kmPontchaillou
12. 274 kmRennes

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2340987 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 29 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.1% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 9 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of TER 85282
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Caen–Rennes?

The Caen–Rennes runs 273 km from Caen to Rennes.

How long does the Caen–Rennes take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 25 min for the 273 km. That is an average of 80 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Caen–Rennes?

SNCF.

How old is the Caen–Rennes?

The line has been in service since 1879. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Caen–Rennes run?

2 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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