Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RNS to GWY: distance & flight time
Rennes (Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport) → Galway (Galway Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 416 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
See live RNS→GWY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RNS — Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · Rennes, France
- GWY — Galway Airport · Galway, Ireland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RNS
- DNR · Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport39 mi away
- LVA · Laval-Entrammes Airport46 mi away
- VNE · Vannes-Meucon Airport51 mi away
- SNR · Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Airport56 mi away
Near GWY
- NNR · Connemara Regional Airport22 mi away
- INQ · Inisheer Aerodrome29 mi away
- IIA · Inishmaan Aerodrome30 mi away
- IOR · Inishmore Aerodrome32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RNS from GWY?
The flight distance from Rennes (RNS) to Galway (GWY) is 479 miles (771 km, 416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RNS to GWY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RNS to GWY?
Nonstop service on RNS–GWY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rennes and Galway?
Galway is 1 hour behind Rennes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RNS to GWY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RNS–GWY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RNS to GWY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RNS–GWY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.