Rennes to Barcelona bus: 1.2 a day, fastest 14h45

1.2 a dayfastest 14h45☾ 1 overnight busBlaBlaCar Bus🇫🇷 France → 🇪🇸 Spain

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RennesNantesNiortBordeauxToulousePerpignanBarcelona· 806 km as the crow flies

08:00 → 22:45
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rennes - Bus Station → Barcelona - North Bus Station · via Nantes, Niort, Bordeaux, Toulouse…
14h455 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
22:10 → 13:25⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Rennes - Bus Station → Barcelona - North Bus Station · via Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse
15h153 stops
Runs: Thu to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:10 → 12:25+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h40). The bus takes 10h46 longer.

Bus · fastest direct15h26

To Rennes - Bus Station11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus14h45
From Barcelona - North Bus Station15 min

Plane · nonstop RNS to BCN4h40

To Rennes–Saint-Jacques (RNS)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight RNS to BCN1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From BCN35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Rennes to Barcelona nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

easyJet seasonalRNS→BCNBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rennes to Barcelona?

Yes. 1.2 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rennes to Barcelona?

The fastest takes 14h45; the slowest 15h15, for 806 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:00 and the latest at 22:10, local time in Rennes. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rennes to Barcelona?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:10 arriving 13:25 the next morning.

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