St-Malo Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

All intercity buses stop by the train station.

Courriers Bretons (02 99 19 70 80) has services to Cancale (€2, 30 minutes), Fougères (€3, 1¾ hours, one to three daily), Pontorson (€2.50, one hour) and Mont St-Michel (€4.30, 1½ hours, three to four daily). It also offers all-day tours to Mont St-Michel – check for seasonal prices and schedules.

TIV (02 99 82 26 26) has buses to Dinard (€1.50, 30 minutes, hourly) and Rennes (€3, one to 1½ hours, three to six daily).

Tibus (08 10 22 22 22) goes to Dinan (€2, 50 minutes, three to eight daily).

Car & motorcycle

Avis (02 99 40 18 54) has a desk at the train station and Gare Maritime du Naye. ADA (02 99 56 06 15) has a booth in TGV, while Europcar (02 99 56 75 17; 16 blvd des Talards) is about 300m north towards the walled city.

Train

TGV trains run between St-Malo and Rennes (€11.60, one hour, frequent), Dinan (€7.90, one hour, requiring a change), and a direct service to Paris’ Gare Montparnasse (€58, three hours, three daily).

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Boat

Brittany Ferries (reservations in France 08 25 82 88 28, in UK 0870 556 1600; www.brittany-ferries.com) sails between St-Malo and Portsmouth, and Condor Ferries (France 08 25 13 51 35, UK 0870 243 5140; www.condorferries.co.uk) runs to/from Poole and Weymouth via Jersey or Guernsey. Car ferries leave from the Gare Maritime du Naye.

From April to September, Compagnie Corsaire (08 25 13 80 35) and Étoile Marine Excursions (02 23 18 02 04; www.etoile-marine-excursions.com) run a Bus de Mer (Sea Bus; adult/child return €6/4; hourly) shuttle service (10 minutes) between St-Malo and Dinard.

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