Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From Mont St-Michel by Bus to: St-Malo
(1/day direct usually at 15:45, 1.25
hours, runs July-Aug daily, April-June and Sept-Oct Tue-Sat only, less off-season, must
pay €20 round-trip fare even if only going one way, buy ticket from driver);
Rennes
(4/
day direct, 1.75 hours). Keolis buses provide service to St-Malo and Rennes (tel. 02 99 19
70 70,
www.keolis-emeraude.com/en
)
.
Taxis
aremoreexpensive,butarehelpfulwhentrainsandbusesdon'tcooperate.Fig-
ure €90from Mont St-Michel to St-Malo, and €100to Dinan (50percent more onSunand
at night).
By Car
From Mont St-Michel to St-Malo, Brittany:
Thedirect(andfree)freewayroutetakes40
minutes. For a scenic drive into Brittany, take the following route: Head to Pontorson, fol-
low
D-19
signstoSt-Malo,thenlookfor
St.MaloparlaCôte
andjoinD-797,whichleads
along
La Route de la Baie
to D-155 and on to the oyster capital of Cancale. In Cancale,
keep tracking
St. Malo par la Côte
and
Route de la Baie
signs. You'll be routed through
the town's port (good lunch stop), then emerge on D-201. Take time to savor Pointe du
Grouin, then continue west on D-201 as it hugs the coast to St-Malo (see
here
in Brittany
chapter).IfcontinuingontoDinan:FromSt-Malo,signsdirectyoutoRennes,thenDinan.
This drive adds about 2.5 hours (with stops; takes longer on weekends and in summer) to
the fastest path between Mont St-Michel and Dinan, but is well worth it when skies are
clear. For more details on this drive, see “Scenic Drive Between St-Malo and Mont St-
Michel” on
here
of the Brittany chapter.
