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Vannes is a medium-size city (population approx. 50,000). It is located in Brittany, in the western part of France.

 There are various ways to come to Vannes. The most simple is by train.

BY TRAIN

 - Direct TGV (High-Speed Train) from Paris Montparnasse to Vannes : 2h30 (14 per day) : https://www.oui.sncf/
 - From Paris airports (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, Orly) to Paris-Montparnasse train station : bus, subway, or taxi

BY PLANE

Nearest airports :

- Lorient,  62 km : Paris (3 flights from Paris per day) and Lyon.

There are multiple options to finally reach Vannes from Lorient airport:

1. taxi from Lorient Airport to Lorient train station, then train from Lorient to Vannes;

2. taxi or shuttle taxi from Lorient Airport to Vannes;

3. rent a car at Lorient airport. 

- Nantes, 115 km : Various international connections: see destinations on the airport website.
Domestic connections: Ajaccio, Bâle-Mulhouse, Bastia, Bordeaux, Caen, Calvi, , Figari, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice Paris Orly, Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, Pau, Perpignan, Strasbourg, Toulouse.

There are multiple options to finally reach Vannes from Nantes airport:

1. shuttle bus from Nantes Airport to Nantes train station, then train from Nantes to Vannes;

2. taxi or shuttle taxi (several companies: Navairport, Express airport, etc.) from Nantes Airport to Vannes;

3. rent a car at Nantes airport.

- Rennes, 115 km : Various international connections: see destinations on the airport website. Domestic connections:  Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Figari (Corsica), Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Mulhouse, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse.

There are multiple options to finally reach Vannes from Rennes airport:

1. bus or local train from Rennes Airport to Rennes train station, then train from Rennes to Vannes;

2. taxi or shuttle taxi from Rennes Airport to Vannes;

3. rent a car at Rennes airport.

BY CAR

- Free highway between Nantes & Vannes, Rennes & Vannes, Quimper & Vannes: 1h15
- From Paris to Vannes (full highway): 4h30-5h
- From Bordeaux to Vannes (full highway): 4h10-4h40