Getting Around - transport links

Coming on holiday to Dinan without bringing your car is certainly an option worth looking at.

The town is compact, with shops and restarants within the historic centre, and there is public transport once you get here.

If you are travelling around France already , it is relatively easy to include Dinan within your route.

Travel links direct to and from the UK are also pretty straightforward - ferry or airplane links arewell established, though there are less services during the winter.

If you do come on foot, it might be an idea to hire a car for a day or two , allowing easier access to the coast and country.

Or , you can hire a bike during the summer season , there is a bike hire company on the port of Dinan operating between April and October.

By sea, there are good ferry links to Brittany, and you can come as a foot passenger on a Brittany Ferry from Portsmouth or the Channel Islands to St Malo.Their website can be found at

www.brittanyferries.com

Once in St Malo, there is a bus link to Dinan for foot passengers, or a growing number of visitors bring their bikes on their ferry, and cycle off the boat on arrival ,

By air, the nearest airport to Dinan is at Pleurtuit , Dinard, with Ryanair offering flights to the UK.

Ryanair currently fly from Stansted, East Midlands and Leeds airports into Dinard, but it is a good idea to check out their website at www.ryanair.com to see their current timetables and prices

The airport at Rennes also links to a number of UK destinations, offered by the low cost carrier Flybe , go to their site at www.flybe.com to check details.

A bus service runs from Rennes airport into Rennes, and then from Rennes to Dinan.

By rail , you can catch the high speed train (TGV) from Paris to Rennes, and then bus or train to Dinan. During term time , the bus connection between Dinan and Rennes is pretty regular and fits in with the train departure times.

You can reserve tickets online at www.voyages-sncf.com ( click onto the union flag to get the site in English) and, again , if you book in advance prices can be very affordable - as low as 40 € (euros) return if you travel outside of peak times - try during the middle of the day.outside of the school summer holidays.

There are regular bus services in the Dinan area - it is fair to say that the frequency of services can be limited, so planning in advance is advised.

The bus company Illenoo runs service number 7 between Rennes to Dinan , and Dinan to Dinard - consult their website at www.illenoo-services.fr for the latest timetables. You can catch the number 7 from outside Rennes train station and get off either at Lanvallay for the port of Dinan or the Place du Clos for the town centre.

The bus service to St Malo is provided by Tibus, again you can catch the Dinan bus from outside the station in St Malo and their website can be found at www.tibus.fr