Editing Brittany (section)

==Transport==

=== Road ===
[[File:Borne N786.jpg|thumb|upright|An old road sign on the Route Nationale 786 in [[Tréveneuc]]]]
Until the 1970s, the Breton road network was poor because maritime and rail transport prevailed. The French president [[Charles de Gaulle]] implemented a major road construction plan in the 1970 and Brittany received over 10&nbsp;billion [[French francs|francs]] of investments during 25 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espace-sciences.org/science/10065-sciences-ouest/20109-Annee-1996/10195-125/10680-gros-plan/12801-histoire-et-societe/12803-le-plan-routier-breton/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105230921/http://www.espace-sciences.org/science/10065-sciences-ouest/20109-Annee-1996/10195-125/10680-gros-plan/12801-histoire-et-societe/12803-le-plan-routier-breton/index.html|title=Plan routier Breton (2)|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> More than 10,000&nbsp;km of [[motorways]] were built, permitting Breton road transport to multiply by four. The Breton motorways are not [[toll road]]s, contrarily to the usual French highways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espace-sciences.org/science/10065-sciences-ouest/20109-Annee-1996/10197-123/10690-gros-plan/15348-histoire-et-societe/15350-le-plan-routier-breton-2/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105231028/http://www.espace-sciences.org/science/10065-sciences-ouest/20109-Annee-1996/10197-123/10690-gros-plan/15348-histoire-et-societe/15350-le-plan-routier-breton-2/index.html|title=Plan routier Breton (3)|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espace-sciences.org/science/10065-sciences-ouest/20109-Annee-1996/10196-124/10685-gros-plan/12851-histoire-et-societe/12852-le-plan-routier-breton-3/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105231049/http://www.espace-sciences.org/science/10065-sciences-ouest/20109-Annee-1996/10196-124/10685-gros-plan/12851-histoire-et-societe/12852-le-plan-routier-breton-3/index.html|title=Plan routier Breton (4)|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>

The main road artery linking cities and other settlements along the north coast is the [[Route nationale 12]] which connects the cities of [[Rennes]], [[Saint-Brieuc]], [[Morlaix]] and [[Brest, France|Brest]]. It also provides a link to southern [[Normandy]], terminating in Paris. In south Brittany the [[Route nationale 165]] performs a similar role along the south coast providing connections between [[Nantes]], [[Vannes]], [[Lorient]], [[Quimper]] and [[Brest, France|Brest]]. The Route nationale 164 crosses the centre of the peninsula and connects [[Rennes]] to [[Loudéac]], [[Carhaix]] and [[Châteaulin]], and the Route nationale 166 links [[Rennes]] to [[Vannes]]. The Route nationale 137 provides connections between [[Saint-Malo]], [[Rennes]] and [[Nantes]] and terminates in [[Bordeaux]].{{Citation needed paragraph|date=May 2021}}

[[Nantes]] is linked to Paris by the [[A11 autoroute]], and [[Rennes]] is both on the [[A81 autoroute]] to Paris and the [[A84 autoroute]] to [[Caen]]. These highways are standard French [[toll roads]].{{Citation needed paragraph|date=May 2021}}

=== Air ===
[[File:Morlaix-Viaduc-1.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Morlaix]] railway viaduct is one of the highest in France.]]
The biggest Breton airport is [[Nantes Atlantique Airport]]. Destination served include the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Ireland and Morocco. The [[Brest Bretagne Airport]] is the second airport in Brittany. It is followed by [[Rennes - Saint-Jacques Airport|Rennes – Saint-Jacques]], [[Lorient South Brittany Airport|Lorient South Brittany]] and [[Dinard - Pleurtuit - Saint-Malo Airport|Dinard – Saint-Malo]]. The [[Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport|Saint-Brieuc – Armor]] airport serves flights between Brittany and the [[Channel Islands]]. Others smaller airport operates domestic flights in [[Quimper - Cornouaille Airport|Quimper]], and [[Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport|Lannion]].

=== Rail ===
[[File:Ms Bretagne.jpg|thumb|The [[Brittany Ferries]] ''MS Bretagne'' off Saint-Malo]]
Brittany is on two major [[TGV]] lines, one linking Paris to [[Nantes]] and [[Le Croisic]], on the south coast, and another linking Paris to [[Rennes]] and [[Brest, France|Brest]]. An extension of the [[LGV Atlantique]], which stops at Le Mans, was completed in 2017, bringing the line to [[Rennes]]. This extension is known as the [[LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire]]. TGV services also link the region with major cities in France such as [[Lyon]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Marseille]], and [[Lille]]. Regional services are operated by [[TER Bretagne]] providing connections between small towns such as [[Vannes]], [[Carhaix]], [[Roscoff]] and [[Paimpol]]. TER Bretagne also manages coach lines and connections between Rennes and Nantes. [[TER Pays de la Loire]] operates trains between Nantes and smaller towns in [[Loire-Atlantique]].

=== Sea ===
There are ferry services that take passengers, vehicles and freight to Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. The main companies are [[Brittany Ferries]] which operates lines between [[Plymouth]] and [[Roscoff]], [[Portsmouth]] and [[Saint-Malo]], and [[Roscoff]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. [[Irish Ferries]] operates the route [[Rosslare Europort|Rosslare]]-[[Roscoff]] and [[Condor Ferries]] link [[Saint-Malo]] with [[Jersey]].

=== Cycling ===
Cycling has always been one of the main sports of Brittany, but leisure cycling and the infrastructure to support it have been growing extremely rapidly. An extensive network of cycle paths and recommended cycle routes has opened up all over the region. Some of these are routes using mainly smaller roads and both signposted and maintained by communes individually, but many are based on dedicated cycle paths often formed by converting disused railway tracks. These help form routes such as 'Vélodyssée' from Roscoff to Nantes and several major routes under the 'V' label (following signs V1, V2 etc.).<ref>{{cite web |title=La Bretagne à vélo: Près de 1500 km d'itinéraires vélos ! |trans-title=Brittany by bike: Nearly 1500 km of cycling routes! |url=http://velo.tourismebretagne.com/ |access-date=24 March 2018 |website=velo.tourismebretagne.com}}</ref> The old tow-path of the Nantes-Brest canal is now open to cyclists along its entire 385&nbsp;km length though in places (unlike rail-based cycle paths) it is very meandering and leaving the path will both shorten the distance and provide variety.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bretonbikes.com/cycling-holidays-FAQ.html#canal|title=Cycling holidays in france FAQ page for all your questions|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

Though the marked cyclepaths such as the Nantes-Brest canal offer the opportunity for safe, easy, traffic free cycling, the real 'richness' of Brittany is its incredible network of country lanes. Those the terrain can be described as 'rolling' the gradients are generally moderate (rarely over 5% – usually far less) and unlike the canal paths they do link small villages where cyclists can find somewhere to refresh themselves. The increase in cycling holiday-makers has given new life to the network of small campsites and hotels/chambre d'hotes especially inland where the economy struggled in the past.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Husband |first=Geoff |title=Cycling holiday destinations |url=https://www.bretonbikes.com/homepage/cycling-article-blog/cycling-holidays-in-france-how-to-diy-it/137-countryside-and-regions-of-france}}</ref> As a general rule cyclists are very well respected in the region and many larger towns have cycle-lanes – however traffic is 'cycle-friendly' even in their absence.