There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Bournemouth by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
9h 37m£252–490Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Brest to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
9h 36m£75–409Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Poolecarferry
12h 32m£95–296Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
13h 39mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Bournemouthcar
10h 19m£245–312Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BES - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
9h 37m£216–524Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BES - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
6h 46m£120–368Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane BES - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
6h 53m£156–413Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
8h 48m£142–439
Brest to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Bournemouth is to drive and car ferry which costs £75 - £410 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Bournemouth is to fly and train which takes 6h 46m and costs £120 - £370.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Bournemouth via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
The distance between Brest and Bournemouth is 773 miles.
The best way to get from Brest to Bournemouth without a car is to train which takes 9h 37m and costs £250 - £490.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Brest to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Brest to Bournemouth train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
Bournemouth is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 8:26 PM in Brest and 7:26 PM in Bournemouth.
Brest to Bournemouth train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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What companies run services between Brest, France and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Brest to Bournemouth via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 9h 37m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–470
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Southampton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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