There are 3 ways to get from Brest to Cork by plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
8h 27m€143–567Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
15h 19m€107–188Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
9h 43m€177–470
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Cork is to drive and car ferry which costs €100 - €190 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Cork is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €140 - €600.
The distance between Brest and Cork is 497 km.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Brest to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 9:39 AM in Brest and 8:39 AM in Cork.
There are 353+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Cork, Ireland?
Air France, Transavia France, and three other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–850
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- 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 Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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