There are 7 ways to get from Brest to Dublin by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
8h 9m€118–326Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BES - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
10h 33m€98–377Train, ferry
- 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 Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
16h 19m€397–669Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Dublincar
17h 44m€172–201Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BES - DUB
5h 1m€99–263Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Carmarthen to Ferrybus 925
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus 707
22h 58mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Carmarthen to Ferrybus 925
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
23h 40m
Brest to Dublin by train, foot, subway, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Dublin is to drive and car ferry which costs €170 - €210 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Dublin is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs €95 - €270.
The distance between Brest and Dublin is 1149 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Dublin without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 19m and costs €390 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Brest to Dublin, including transfers.
Dublin is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 6:14 PM in Brest and 5:14 PM in Dublin.
There are 1145+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Dublin, Ireland?
Aer Lingus flies from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Carmarthen to Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Carmarthen to Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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