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SWS to RNS: distance & flight time
Swansea (Swansea Airport) → Rennes (Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport)
265 mi
427 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWS — Swansea Airport · Swansea, United Kingdom
- RNS — Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · Rennes, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SWS
- CWL · Cardiff International Airport34 mi away
- HAW · Haverfordwest Airport41 mi away
- BRS · Bristol Airport60 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport64 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWS from RNS?
The flight distance from Swansea (SWS) to Rennes (RNS) is 265 miles (427 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWS to RNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 SWS to RNS?
Nonstop service on SWS–RNS 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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Swansea and Rennes?
Rennes is 1 hour ahead of Swansea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWS to RNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWS–RNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWS to RNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWS–RNS 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.