Business school in Rennes : discover the INSEEC campus

Rennes is located only 1h30 by TGV from Paris since the high-speed line was put into service in 2017. Nantes is also 1 hour from Rennes thanks to the historic TER line which offers 1 TER per hour during the day.

All the main stations in Brittany also serve Rennes station via the KorriGo Services card of the STAR service. Breton students can therefore easily come to study in Rennes without having to find accommodation there, as travel is quick and frequent.

• Inquire about the KorriGo Services card of the STAR

Rennes Bretagne airport is an international hub that also hosts domestic connections. Located in the town of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, it is connected to the city center by bus line C6 which directly serves the airport at the stop “Aéroport”.

• By metro: From République, the nerve center of Rennes, it takes about 20 minutes to reach the airport. The airport is also accessible by metro from line B to the ‘Gaïté’ station, then take bus C6 to the same name stop.

In France, the national policy is to favor train trips at the expense of the plane if these can be done in less than 4 hours between the departure and arrival points.

The campus is ideally located 5 minutes from Rennes TGV station. You can easily come on foot or take the bus C3 at the ‘Gares’ stop and get off at the ‘Laënnec’ stop (1 station).

Take the metro, line A or B to the stop «Gares», then 6/7 minutes walk to come to the campus.

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• Take the bus C3, stop «Laënnec», then 4 minutes of walk
• Bus lines 11, C1 and C2 also serve the campus: get off at the ‘Laënnec’ stop then a 4-minute walk
• The bus lines C4 and C6 can also serve the campus via the stop ‘Pont de Châteaudun’ but the walk is longer but also more pleasant since it runs along the Vilaine to the campus: 9 minutes of walking

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The campus does not offer parking dedicated to students and speakers. The parking lot on Rue du Monseigneur Duchesne is located nearby to park if needed.

Two exceptional partnerships have been set up on campus:

• the Festival des Vieilles Charrues organizes Muzik’Talks on campus regularly
• since 2024, the tennis tournament, the Open Blot, is co-organized by INSEEC students
• The Corporate & Alumni Relations department organizes job dating on campus for students looking for an internship or a work-study program at INSEEC.

Many cultural outings are offered in Rennes. Among the most well-known :

• Les Champs Libres: leading cultural institution in Rennes just 10 minutes from the campus, the place includes a library, the museum of Brittany, the space of sciences, a planetarium and many spaces for exhibitions and literary meetings but not only
• Musée des beaux-arts de Rennes: free admission for the permanent collections
• Théâtre National de Bretagne
• Opera of Rennes: discounts up to 30% for students
• Ubu: theater offering concerts and music festivals throughout the year

The site of the city’s metropolis also lists many other places for cultural outings, notably the Triangle, the Antipode, the Criée or even the Ateliers du vent.

Rennes no longer has to prove its reputation as a festive and lively city, and it owes it to its many bars and restaurants; especially those located in its historic city center!

Rather than listing our favorite bars and restaurants, here are some collections by category that we invite you to explore:

• Top 10 most unusual bars in Rennes according to the Tourist Office
• The festive tips from INSEEC students on TikTok
• Where to brunch in Rennes ? by Ouest-France (very good recos approved and tested!)
• The 10 best student restaurants in Rennes by Capitaine Study

You won’t get bored: Rennes is known for its many music (and also cultural) festivals that make it famous !

• Trans Musicales de Rennes : international festival of contemporary music by independent groups held every year in December, it allowed to reveal many talents that were still unknown to the battalion before performing there, among whom Lenny Kravitz, Daft Punk, Justice, London Grammar or even Stromae!
• Festival Mythos : theater shows, tales and concerts in a unique atmosphere for more than 20 years
• Les Tombées de la Nuit : multidisciplinary festival mixing street arts, live shows and concerts
• Étonnants Voyageurs and La Route du Rock à Saint-Malo: one is focused on books and films and the other on rock, they are not in Rennes but in Saint-Malo but they are unmissable festivals in the life of the Rennais!

The Rennes Tourist Office also keeps an updated agenda of outings and cultural activities to be found here.

• Le Blizz, ice rink of the Gayeulles
• Stade Rennais: live the matches that animate the city; free shuttles are available at each match
• Thabor Park: one of the most beautiful gardens in France, animated all year round by festivals and Rennes who enjoy it at the slightest ray of sunshine…

Although on a human scale, Rennes offers all access to quality infrastructure in terms of sport and well-being; as well as numerous green spaces. Visit the site of the Metropolis of Rennes to have a greater overview of the city’s sports and health activities: https://metropole.rennes.fr/activites-sportives-pour-tous

Some Bretons will tell you that Rennes is not the real Brittany… No matter, whether they are right or wrong, Brittany is easily visited from Rennes! Among what you can do and visit :

• Bécherel, the city of the book: accessible with the KorriGo card and in the STAR subscription offer, Bécherel is officially the official city of the world’s book since 1989!
• Saint-Malo and Dinard: incomparable privateering towns in Ille-et-Vilaine, just 45 minutes from Rennes by car or TER
• Mont Saint-Michel: the old refrain, is Mont Saint-Michel Breton or Norman? Ditto, no matter since the Mont, very famous and registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979, can be easily visited from Rennes just an hour’s drive!
• Gulf of Morbihan, Cornouaille, Pink Granite Coast, Forest of Brocéliande… discover the wonders of the region on the site of the Tourist Office of Brittany