Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date - but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion.
When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box.
These trains from Lille to Rennes are usually scheduled to depart from Lille Europe station daily at 05:48 and 11:25 and 17:39.
Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding.
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Our step by step guide to booking tickets on the PC version on Oui.SNCF (French national railways) website is available HERE.
If you're new to booking tickets for train journeys in France, we recommend taking a look at our guide to French train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
There's also a guide to booking with an independent ticket agent.
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Seat reservations:
Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding.
Though rail pass reservations can be hard to track down on these direct trains, Oui.SNCF will usually offer Eurail and InterRail pass users seats on trains, which involve travelling via Paris.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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Oui.SNCF | from €33 | |
Download the Oui.SNCF app | from €33 | |
SaveATrain | from €33 | |
Happyrail | from €33 | |
Trainline | from €33 |
Final Destination: Rennes (or Lorient or Quimper)
All trains also call at: Le Mans
For the part of the journey between Lille and Le Mans, most of these trains heading to Rennes will be attached to another TGV train heading to a different destination
You won't have to be concerned about travelling in the right part of the train, as your assigned seats(s) will be in the part of the train heading to Rennes.
This is a journey of three distinct phases:
(1) The train will travel at up to 280 km/h as it races south on the high speed line to the edge of Paris
(2) It will then slow down for more than 20 mins as it weaves away through the city's southern suburbs.
(3) It will once again travel on a high speed line between Massy and Rennes.
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This is a journey of three distinct phases:
(1) The train will travel at up to 280 km/h as it races south on the high speed line to the edge of Paris
(2) It will then slow down for more than 20 mins as it weaves away through the city's southern suburbs.
(3) It will once again travel on a high speed line between Massy and Rennes.
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