How to travel from Rennes to Poitiers without having to go through Paris?
I'm trying to figure out how to travel from Rennes (or St. Malo) to Poitiers in June, but all the trains and buses I can find pass through Paris, which seems like a huge detour.
Is there any option I'm missing?
Best Answer
As I thought after a look on a map, there are options to travel by trains without going through Paris.
At a random date and time from the French SNCF site:
09H05 RENNES to 10H16 LE MANS
change
10H43 LE MANS to 11H43 ST PIERRE DES CORPS
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12H03 ST PIERRE DES CORPS to 12H42 POITIERS
Or, (this time from the German website)
Rennes dep 12:35
Le Mans arr 13:54
Transfer time 44 min.Le Mans dep 14:38
Tours arr 15:46
Transfer time 42 min.Tours dep 16:28
Poitiers arr 17:37
Both found by just entering your departure and arrival times, no tricks needed. And there are more options. As a second check, I use the German railway planner, which is also good for trains (but not prices) outside Germany and it also finds these same trains, again for the same day.
If you do travel to Massy or Paris, it would give a one station change, rather than the average trek from station to station in Paris, most of the 'via Paris' options for these areas are 'one station only' the station being Montparnasse.
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